The time was getting late. After leaving the riverside, Shard didn't linger in Huntington City. He directly rode back to the White Valley Vineyard and then returned home.
Because he had wasted some time in the riverside cave, it was already somewhat late when he got home. The early evening lights of Saint Delan Square cast the warm yellow glow of gas lamps through the curtains on the first floor into the room.
At this time, Luviya, who had arranged to have dinner with Shard, had already finished work and was playing with the cat in the living room when Shard was going upstairs. Shard had mentioned to the maid at Galina Manor to send the cat to the Prophet's Society in the evening, so he didn't need to waste time going out of the city again.
Hearing Shard's footsteps on the stairs, one person and one cat went to the second-floor door to welcome him. Luviya immediately noticed the box Shard was holding as he appeared at the turn of the stairs:
