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We confirmed that our classmates were inside and entered the restaurant. As soon as we stepped in, we spotted the four of them who had left the villa earlier, stuck at a table with an enormous amount of empty plates in front of them.
It was just as Harriet predicted.
“Oh dear, you guys are here, you thick-skulls.”
“Don’t call us thick-skulls…! Ehem… Uhm…” yelled Harriet reflexively, even though nobody had directed that at her, and her face turned bright red. She seemed to mistake every mention of “thick-skull” as being about her… I guess I had trained her too well.
Heinrich, Ellen, Riana, and Adelia were staring blankly at the two of us and our sudden appearance.
“You really are something. Who goes shopping and leaves their money behind? Do you want a nickname similar to ‘Thick-Skull’ like her?”
“I’m not a thick-skull!”
Jingle.
Riana’s mouth fell open as she stared at her own coin purse, now lying on the table.
***
Apparently, before starting their shopping, Riana had suggested they grab a quick bite at a place she knew in Rajak that served good food. Knowing Ellen always ate a lot, Riana had ordered a massive amount of food, but just as they were about to leave, she realized that no one had brought any money.
Just as I predicted, Riana had tried to convince them to bill it to Duke Granz’s estate, but got rejected.
So there they were sitting, all in a daze, wondering how to resolve the situation, when Harriet and I suddenly appeared.
Harriet answered Riana’s question on how we had found them so quickly, and Adelia seemed slightly surprised that Harriet had learned such a spell.
“You tracked...
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