Chapter 18

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Risa looked to the sky through the window by her reading chair. Midnight? Where had those two gone off to now? She had been sewing a gown until now, and she set it down, taking off her glasses. They helped for thin stitching, and the dress she was working on needed to be perfect. "Oh well. I'll come back to it later...." She stood up, off her reading chair. Risa hadn't realised how dark it had gotten, being caught up in her work. She summoned a little orb of Golden light, and it floated in the air in front of her.

Where to check first? Risa stopped in the hallway, and thought. 'I'll try the training arena, then maybe Gideon's room?' She asked, in the back of her head. A sweet voice like the sound of water replied. 'Just Go Straight To His Room.'

Risa chuckled at the reply. It was a small walk from her rooms to his, so in the interest of speed, she unfurled her wings and flew down the corridors to the apprentices' sector. Approaching Gideon's apartment, she noted the door was open. 

"That's a little concerning," Risa muttered, folding her wings away and walking in. In the center of the room, there was a tall pole. A fixture which, as she recalled, wasn't there before. There was also a pair of silver handcuffs attached to it. "Oh, My Goddess..." Risa said, Eyes growing wide. Quietly, she walked towards Gideon's bedroom, and pushed the door open, slowly.

Sure enough, Gideon and Nightingale lay there asleep in each others arms. "At least his father will stop picking on him." Risa whispered with a laugh. Quietly, she closed the door, and left to return to her stitching.

'Told You So.' said the watery voice. RIsa laughed, and walked back to her rooms for the night.

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