The two snuck back into the gulf, Chloe drying their clothes off so nobody thinks they left without permission. They were able to sneak in, undetected within the jubilant crowds in the streets of the city, celebrating the news of a new queen. As they escaped the crowd and got back on the campus of the academy, Chloe looked back at the happy masses with a downcast expression, her heart aching as the citizens sung were being tricked by the malicious woman.
"Don't make that face, you're way cuter when you're smiling," Rein semi-jokingly spoke, trying to lighten the mood as the tensions grew, his comment making her blush slightly angirly.
"H-hey! This isn't the time to be saying those things!" She pouted as Rein laughed, also trying to cheer himself up after the blanket of anger that covered him prior.
"There you two are!" They heard a voice from behind them, followed by a series of footsteps.
