Compared to their normal state among mortals, Grace and Helen's current condition was evidently very wrong. This peculiarity pertained to their mental state; it seemed that as they were entangled in the Whisper Element, they were ultimately descending into chaos.
Meeting old acquaintances from long ago did not bring happiness to Shard; on the contrary, he was somewhat worried about the twins' future. At the final moments before the disaster in Midshire Fort approached its end, the appearance of the twins as the Guardians of the Seal was clearly not a good sign.
However, for now, Shard could do nothing but wait to see how things would unfold.
After retrieving his cat from Miss Swift outside the door, he said goodbye to Granny Cassandra upstairs and then took the coach to Rolandta Manor in the northern part of the city. That was where Miss Aphrola temporarily resided in Midshire Fort, and the manor itself belonged to Granny Cassandra.
