“Ra… Raphne?”

Emily was the first to react to the familiar’s warning.

It made sense since she had been the one to fight Raphne on the last day she disappeared, so perhaps she was concerned.

“Why is Raphne here...? I heard she returned to her family’s home….”

“Escaped? That’s terrifying!”

Next, Mary and Alicia responded in succession.

Adrian and I were the only ones who remained silent.

Wait.

Adrian?

‘Why does he look so shocked?’

But what bothered me even more was the familiar perched on his shoulder.

I could understand the familiar alerting us to Raphne’s escape.

But why …