It was evening, nighttime at Aegis, after I finally separated from the eccentric Student Council President. Aurhea had vanished just as suddenly as she appeared on my doorstep.
She never did tell me why she came to see me, but the moment she'd had enough of my teasing, she stormed off—with my milkshake.
As sudden and unexpected as Rhea's appearance had been, it ended up being a strange kind of respite I didn't know I needed. Today of all days, actually.
"Oh, yeah. I guess I did climb the Ranks today after all," I muttered absentmindedly, walking alone beneath the darkening skyline. The sun was long gone; it was basically nighttime now. My breath came out in faint white wisps, fogging in the chill.
Winter was almost here in full, the temperature dipping harder at nights like this.
It took extreme weather conditions to disturb an Awakened, after all.
I was strolling aimlessly through the campus for fresh air after Aurhea left, my thoughts drifting.
