Morning came as usual.
But the atmosphere—Was not.
The same as always when Lunivara stepped into the academy—
"Whisper… whisper…"
She always notice peoples judgement of her.
"…Is that her?"
"I heard she wasn't involved…"
"No, but the prince accused her himself…"
"Then what really happened…?"
Her steps slowed slightly, to hear a bit of the whispers.
["I see..it spread fast…"] she said, while feeling an ache in her heart but she wasn't guilty or shy about it.
Lunivara continued walking,her posture remained straight, and an expression, calm.As if nothing had happened.
["Okay"]
A small thought crossed her mind.
["Uncertainty is better than certainty...right?"]
She entered the classroom.
The noise didn't stop.It only softened.
Eyes followed her, with curiosity yet careful not to attract anyone, no one approached her neither mocked nor welcomed her but she felt a strange balance in the atmosphere.
["…What is this feeling?"]
She took her seat quietly.
And a chair moved to her nearby.
"Slide—"
Lunivara didn't look immediately.
But she felt the same presence of the girl.
"…Good morning your highness." Velarisse said softly.
Lunivara turned slightly toward her direction.
"…Good morning Lady Thyselle" Lunivara replied.
A pause.
Velarisse hesitated a little and recalled about yesterday.
"…About yesterday…"
Her fingers tightened slightly against her sleeve.
"I…"
A breath.
"…I do not believe you were responsible."
Silence—Lunivara blinked once.
["Thank you"] Lunivara said in her thoughts.
"I'm sorry...about what happened...and I'm sorry..I was not able to speak up for you" Velarisse Added.
"Ah—.. Please don't be...don't worry about it" she chuckled awkwardly.
"But I—"
"Please...dont worry about it Lady Thyselle"
Lunivara got up to her sit and said.
"Thank you", with sincerety in her eyes.
Velarisse was surprised by her unexpected response—why would her highness say thank you to her, before she can reply the professor walk in.But the thoughts of her never leave.And she asked
"…Have we… truly never met before?" She asked without realizing she's being random.
"Thump."
But somehow Lunivara's fingers stilled slightly.
["?"]
"Oh..I'm sorry for the unrelevant question your highness" Velarisse added.
"Ah..Its fine" smiling nervously.
Just a random question but somehow lunivara felt like she had the same feeling as before.Velarisse Thyselle got back to her original seat, before the professor could lecture, but for velarisse the question seems to lingered for answer.
"Chatter… chatter…"
The classroom slowly returned to its usual noise, as the professor had finished he's lecture.But something had changed.
Lunivara leaned slightly back in her chair to rest for a while, without them noticing.
["Why do I feel like story is shifting?"] She asked without actually looking for an answer.Her gaze moved toward the window.
["Well...it feels good"]
A faint breath.
["That means… I still have a room to move."]
Outside, she looked through the long window and the wind seemed to passed softly.
"Whoosh…"
And for the first time—she felt like the whispers no longer sounded like a judgment.
But impossibility sometimes become a possibility.