Movement caught the corner of my eye.
I turned slightly.
Jelda stepped out of the girls' dormitory.
Her long blue hair was tied loosely behind her back today, though a few strands had escaped around her face. She wore the academy uniform like usual, but there was something different about her now. The nervousness in her movements stood out immediately.
She walked slower.
Like someone who kept expecting something bad to happen again.
We met eyes from across the street. She gave me a small wave and a hesitant smile.
I returned the wave before sitting down on an empty wooden bench nearby. The wood creaked quietly under my weight as I leaned back and opened the system menu in front of me.
The translucent interface flickered into existence.
