Many people were leaving Green Forest Castle today. After the ball, the young nobles would return to their own territories. Some would continue to enjoy their extravagant lives, while others would shed their finery and head to the fields to supervise the work, hoping only for a better harvest.
Stacy and Bode weren't there. Word was that Fishmen were causing trouble again, but they hadn't yet been caught.
But one unexpected figure did appear.
The lady from the ivory tower.
Fami Port.
She wore a pale purple gown, like a water hyacinth swaying gently in the wind on a pond.
"Go on ahead and wait for me," Leech said.
"Yes, my lord!" The squire led the horse away, carrying Leech's sword.
"Good day, Miss Port."
"Good day," Fami Port replied. "Sir Clarence."
People came and went around them, and mules pulled heavy carts away.
The two of them, however, were silent.
'So this is the awkwardness of pen pals meeting in person?'
