It took Riley quite a while to convince Snow that he wasn't planning anything strange.
She questioned him more than once, occasionally throwing in another teasing remark just to see his reaction. By the end of it, she was finally satisfied enough to answer him honestly.
Leaving the Heavenly Hall sometime later, Riley replayed everything Snow had told him.
In the end...
Snow's explanation of Liyana's schedule could be summed up in a single word.
Unpredictable.
Liyana didn't have a fixed routine during her stay at the academy.
Some days she would spend the entire morning accompanying the Emperor to official meetings.
Other days she would suddenly leave the academy because the Grand Duchy had sent urgent matters that required her attention.
Sometimes she accepted personal requests from her father, while on other occasions she simply disappeared for hours without anyone really knowing where she had gone.
Even the palace officials had long since gotten used to it.
