The depression of the Young Lady.

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Cale stared vacantly at the completely darkened sky through a closed balcony window. He had been busy for several days and had been relaxing for the first time in a long time. He was sitting on the sofa drinking wine in a room lit by only a few floor lamps. There was a light-picking food on the table, and he was  picking it from time to time in a daze.

After discussing with Basen, Cale returned to the Henituse mansion, using teleport circle of the royal palace. The selection of parties to attend took a long time, and the sun had set by the time they returned to their mansion, but he had a relaxing dinner with Basen in the mansion and they were now divided into their respective rooms. 

Knock, knock.

Cale heard a knock on the door of the room. He heard Choi Han's voice from behind the door.

"Come in," In response to Cale, Choi Han had opened the door and entered the room. Choi Han was alone. He looked round the dim room and asked Cale. "Are you alone? What's about Raon?"

Cale replied, looking at Choi Han, who was slowly approaching him. "Just before I went into the bathroom, he said that Katerina was back and walked out of the balcony. That's all. What's about you? What's wrong with Ohn and Hong? You were together, right?"

"I happened a same thing too. After Ohn and Hong practiced with Ron, they went to lady Katerina. She is now in the garden behind the mansion."

Cale looked out of the balcony window, but the sky he can see ahead was pitch-dark. His bedroom is on the third floor, so if he goes out to the balcony and looks down, he will be able to see a part of the garden built in front of the entrance below. There must be several magical lights lit there, but the light doesn't carry to this third floor. The garden at the back is a beautiful place built just opposite side of the Henituse mansion from the front gate. There is a wide gazebo in the center of the garden, with a slight difference in height so that you can see the garden from a high point of view. Like the garden in front of the entrance, some magical lights are lit and there are garden facilities such as fountains, but it was still cold this time in February.

 Cale shuddered at the thought of Gazebo's airy appearance. It's springy during the day, but it's still cold at night. He could guess why Katerina was there, but he didn't want to do the same.

Cale asked Choi Han who sitting on the sofa opposite side him. "Are you glad you didn't go there?"

"There are three children there together. That should be enough." Choi Han answered him smiling.

"Hmm,"

 Cale looked at Choi Han, shaking his wine glass slowly. After staring at Choi Han for a while, he shook his head slightly and drank up the wine. Choi Han smiled softly.

"Cale-nim, do you glad you not talking to Miss Katerina?"

"Me? She'll come and talk to me if she got any information."

"Well... yes, I suppose so,"

Choi Han answered vaguely. He smiled slightly at Cale, who looked puzzled. That was not what he meant, but he realized that Cale seemed to take it as a story of the Basen affair. Indeed, Basen's case was a priority, so he began to talk again.

"Young master Basen decided to attend the party, but in the end, he chose two places, don't he."

"Basen just came of age. He attended the aristocrat sons party instead of me until three years ago, but he still has little contact with anyone outside of the Northern-east. He seems to have had a little contact with some aristocrats in the northwest in the middle of a fight with the White Star last year, though. This time Basen decided to accept the invitation there, but to be honest, I'm wondering what to do."