"Hey, hey! Did you hear about the new rumor? Fufu~ it seems the princess and Lord Riley went on a date yesterday!"
"Oh my, really? Does that mean their relationship's official now?"
"Yes! From what I heard, they even kissed behind the academy fountain! Ah, how romantic—I wish my boyfriend was like that…"
"Oh, damn it, the princess is really taken now."
"As if you had a chance to begin with."
"Our dear goddess has finally chosen her eternal love~ how wonderful!"
The hallways of the Magic Department buzzed with gossip, the air practically glowing with curiosity and envy.
Snow walked quietly through the crowd, her steps measured, but her ears caught every word.
Each giggle and whisper brushed against her mind like a needle.
It had been a little over a week since she'd somehow ended up in this strange version of reality—one that looked so much like her world, yet… wasn't.
Three things had become painfully clear to her since arriving.
First: this place was different.
