After the kiss goodbye, Luviya returned to the "Abundant Land Inn" to rest, while Shard went back to his home in Tobesk and saw Mia he hadn't seen all day.
As for the Time Key, he had no clues about it so far. So he planned to first visit the local black market tomorrow, which was Thursday, and then see the old gentleman whom Priest Augustus mentioned and to whom he owed 10 pennies. If he still had no leads then, he'd wait for Margaret to arrive in Randall Valley on Friday; Her Highness the Princess might be able to help him.
This should have been a very peaceful night. After freshening up, Shard extinguished the gas lamp in the room. However, as he said goodnight to Mia by his pillow and closed his eyes as usual, he immediately realized he was going to dream.
