– What should we do now? – a pretty girl with short blue hair stammered.
It looked like she was about to cry.
“Get started cleaning,” the tall, strong girl answered her. Looks like a northerner. “Come on, girls, let’s see what’s inside.”
“As you wish, I won’t set foot in this bedbug infestation!” “I already have a place to live,” said the beautiful blonde in a mannered drawl, who impressed Jed so much that he didn’t even mind getting married.
Actively wagging her beautiful butt, she stomped away.
– This is Mallory Ritchie. Her father is not very noble, but rich. Industrialist. He got his start in the construction of gas tanks and the installation of lighting artifacts. Not your kind of bird, Jed. She catches bigger fish, like Aiz or Ethan,” the all-knowing Kai enlightened us.
– And these? – Jed pointed with his eyes at the retinue of guys waiting for her at a distance.
– Fools who are ready to serve for a smile. Some just like to rub shoulders, others hope to gain trust and get a chance, if not to become related to a wealthy family, then to stake out a warm place by the end of their studies. And Mallory just uses them.
– Wow! – Freckled said in surprise.
“Ethan, do you understand which one is yours?” – Aiz suddenly asked.
– Don't know. I don't feel anything. Perhaps we need to take a closer look at the girls. Almost all of them have their backs turned.
– So what are we waiting for?
Jed almost jumped out of the bushes, but I tugged at his sleeve.
– Quiet! We'll embarrass ourselves.
– Why?
“Because hiding in the bushes is unworthy of two princes and such glorious magicians as you and me,” Kayu patiently told him. – This is not very good for the reputation of the toughest guys at the academy.
– Understood. I'm sorry.
Jed sank down into his seat, and one by one the new girls filed into the building, only Beate Hügel remained on the porch. When the door closed behind the girls, she called:
– Hey, get out! Stop hiding!
My distant relative from the younger branch noticed us a long time ago, but did not show it.
“Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone that you’re peepers,” she said, smiling indulgently when we emerged from hiding.
– Hello, Bea! I didn’t expect to see you here, and even among the new ones,” I told her.
– Hello, Ethan. “I didn’t expect you to spy on these newest ones from the bushes,” she retorted.