Early the next morning, we left the Royal Academy on the family carriage of the Duchy of Cassius.
As Rachel said, her father «asked» the director to let us go early, which he did not object to. His only condition was that we faithfully completed all the necessary tasks upon returning to school.
Thus, Rachel and I went on vacation ahead of schedule, while all the students were writing tests and taking tests with might and main. Realizing this, I was even glad that I didn't have to pore over textbooks. After all, it was just this activity that I disliked most of all.
Rachel, Duke Cassius, and I rode in the same carriage, which at first seemed very awkward. The journey to the northern border of the empire was a long one, so I had no idea how I would survive this time. Especially when there were two such terrifying people next to me.
