After Eva woke up and wasn't fully alert yet, Ard immediately took her outside, then escorted her back to her dorm.
"Huh... what just happened, Ard? Why did Prince Abel make us sleep?" Eva asked, confused.
"It's nothing. I'll tell you later. You need to go back now, it's still dark out," Ard answered.
"Uh... okay, I'll go in then," Eva replied.
"Yeah, good night," Ard replied.
Eva stared at Ard for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward and kissed Ard's cheek, before immediately running into the dorm. Ard froze, holding his cheek.
"Huh... was that... real?" Ard asked in his heart.
After a moment of contemplation, Ard finally turned to walk toward his own dorm. He looked up at the ceiling and saw the moon had shifted slightly toward the east. Just as he was about to step through the door, he glanced toward the girls' dorm, which was far off in the distance, and saw a flash of a golden shadow slip out of the dorm.
"Huh? What was that?" Ard asked.
