Professor Loralei dragged Aegis back to class twenty minutes later, still vibrating with excitement.
"We did it! We actually did it!" She deposited Aegis at her desk. "The play lives! Art triumphs! Love conquers bureaucracy!"
"Congratulations," Nazraya said without looking up from her tome. "Perhaps now you'll let me continue my lesson?"
"Of course, of course!" Loralei floated toward the door. "But Aegis, darling, come find me after classes! We have so much to prepare!"
She zoomed out, leaving a trail of sparkles and confused students.
Lune leaned over from the next desk.
"What was that about?"
"The play got approved." Aegis couldn't hide her grin as she said that. "Auditions start next week."
"OHHHH! The Queen Rosanna one?" Miheyra twisted around from the row ahead. "The one with the kiss that lasts a whole minute?"
"Where did you even hear that?"
"Ellis told me. And, well, he heard it from Tam who heard it from—"
