"Lillian, when exactly am I to depart?" Colin set down his teacup and continued to ask Lillian.
"In three days," Lillian replied without hesitation.
"So soon?"
Lillian glanced out the window at the courtyard and continued to explain,
"More than a month ago, the School of Neustadt City already began their preparations. The departure in three days was mutually agreed upon by the Nine Major Schools.
Whether it's accompanying Wizards from the Alus Association like you or us who will be participating in the war, we all leave in three days."
Colin nodded, his heart sinking slightly.
Departing in three days, such a brief time, it seemed rather rushed for him...
But in the face of the greater situation, personal demands... often seem the most trivial.
"I understand, Lillian," he sighed inwardly, accepting the reality.
Then, as if something occurred to him, he once again spoke, "Lillian, about the Magic Stones I owe you... I'll repay you once I receive my subsidy."
