With the first snowfall on the Isle of Knowledge, the Academy's winter break officially began.@@novelbin@@
Ordinarily, I would have returned to Blackwood Manor for my third-year winter breakâor rather, the Academy's final winter break. However, the carriage I was in was not heading toward the Blackwood estate but in a different direction entirely.
â¦To the royal palace of the Kingdom of Defrin, an ally neighboring the Argentinian Empire.
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In the spacious carriage, large enough to accommodate at least ten people, silence reigned as Ethan, a few members of the Hero's party, and I sat quietly, each gauging the others' moods.
To explain this sudden journey to Defrin, we'd need to go back roughly a week.
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-Grasp.
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"Ah, Princess Rainy. I hope you've been well."