Leo acts weird while we reach the car. Finally, we can sit down and just drive back to Fortress.
He isn't in any hurry, and we're both tired. Hence, it takes quite a lot to go back.
I've recuperated my energies after a few drops of his blood, so I can spend the journey staring at Leo.
When we see the gates of Fortress, we both relax as if we've just run a marathon and reached the end. Oh, we did more than that, actually.
«You guys are already back?» the guard greeting us exclaims. He gazes at our tired looks and grins. «Amadeus said you would be gone for a month or so. You were pretty fast...»
«Oh, don't tell me,» Leo sighs.
When we reach the academy, we're out of any gram of free will. All we want to do is go back home, wash, and sleep.
«We'll move the books later,» he says after parking in the courtyard. «Now, let's go to sleep.»
Oh, he's tired.
«You can take the talisman off,» I say.
«Hm-mh,» he moans.
