Walter Schmidt's temper had become very volatile, almost hair-trigger.
The soldiers and servants of the marshal's mansion would steer clear of him, trying not to provoke him.
The man was like an easily angered lion, his dark expression seeming as if ready to tear anyone to shreds at any moment.
Frederick was also anxious, as it had been he who had delivered Emily Stone back to her dormitory that day; he hadn't noticed anything amiss with her and was consumed with remorse.
He kept pondering the events of that day, recalling how Emily Stone's mood had initially been decent, but after a mid-way trip back to the hospital, she seemed to be in low spirits; could it be... related to the president's daughter!?
With such suspicions, Frederick quietly made a visit to the presidential residence. President Suze Sutton was inwardly resistant to people from the marshal's mansion, but outwardly she couldn't be too dismissive.
