Chapter 81 Plans Fot The Academy

• "Marie!"
• Luna warmly embraced the middle-aged woman standing in the kitchen doorway. Still clad in a flour-dusted apron and clutching an empty silver tray, the maid was visibly startled. Her body jerked in sheer surprise; she had absolutely not expected her mistress—a woman historically renowned for her icy demeanor and strict boundaries—to greet her with such genuine affection.
• "Oh my goodness, Ma’am!" Marie gasped, her eyes wide with lingering shock. "I have missed you so terribly much. How are things in Lanchasire?"