Chapter 230: A Goodnight Kiss and a Morning Run
By the time we returned to the Academy, it was already late into the night.
Shortly after the guards at the main entrance let us through, they closed the massive iron gates behind us. Most of the campus had fallen silent. Aside from the magical lamps illuminating the paths, there was little light around us.
Iris and I walked side by side toward the dormitories.
The conversations at Elara's house continued to circle through my mind.
Family...
Iris's hand was still holding mine. Every now and then, she squeezed my fingers and looked at me as if checking that I was truly beside her.
When we reached the point where the paths to the girls' and boys' dormitories separated, Iris stopped.
After releasing my hand, she clasped both of hers behind her back. She leaned forward slightly and looked at me with a warm smile.
"Thank you for today, Cass. I had a lot of fun."
"Me too"
