"I couldn't help it, could I?" Arad gasped, staring at Lucia.
"No excuses, back to class, both of you." Lucia sent Arad and Matilda back to class and glared at Zara, "Don't come to the class without the headmaster. Order must be maintained, just as you won't like it if someone's father came and started arguing in class while your daughter is studying, you must not bother others."
Mira picked up her cart and went back to her class's workshop as Lucia returned to Arad's class. Zara silently headed back to his inn to wait, he couldn't barge again into the class even if he wanted, not with Arad still inside. He wasn't stupid enough to challenge him again.
When Arad returned to class, Matilda looked at him moments before Lucia would arrive. "You really sold me in a heartbeat."
"He's your dad. I'll do what I can if he's a stranger, but I'll not mess with your family's problems." Arad replied with a straight face.
