Chapter 45: Preparations

When Joshua left the theater, there was a tinge of orange sunset in the sky.

Melina had given Joshua a hand-drawn map before she left. Aided by the map, Joshua wandered the commercial streets of Norland for half an hour until he found Melina's temporary residence.

Coincidentally, Melina's place was only two streets away from Norland National Theater. From there, Joshua could see the glow of the first official theater in Norland.

The theater was going to host a show by Blackswan Theater that particular night. Like its namesake, the troupe had become the most sensational black swan in the lake that was Norland.

"Hyrlan… I have the tickets…"

Sansa waved the two VIP tickets to "World of Laughter", the latest production by Blackswan Theater.

Sansa had obtained the tickets from a male classmate, some Ricard-whatshisname, with a promise that went along the lines of, "I'll definitely get Hyrlan to the show," or something like that.