Time flew by.
And during that time…
…Nothing much happened.
Rene and Freya hadn't approached me even once since the day of our confrontation.
I sometimes locked eyes with Rene on my way to the training hall, but…
"…."
…She would simply avert her gaze without a word.
I'd thought about approaching her and starting a conversation, but the awkward atmosphere held me back.
As for Freya…
'I suppose it's for the best.'
She hadn't spoken to me or even been seen with Rene.
However, I couldn't shake off the lingering feeling of unease.
Still, since Freya had no concrete evidence to support her claim of me being Ashen's descendant, I decided to put it out of my mind for now.
And then there was Mia, who had been acting strangely subdued lately.
"…."
Mia was even worse than Rene.
She would literally get up and leave whenever we were in the same space.