After lunch, Nathan stayed back for a short while. He chatted with Hilda about the story of Garfield getting stolen, and the one about Kater eating sh*t. He chatted with her until about 3:00PM before finally leaving.
Just when he was about to leave, Nathan suddenly said to Hilda, "Hilda, I will be away for a period. I'll count on you to look after Luna for the time being."
Hilda asked him automatically, "Where are you going?"
She didn't even realize that she sounded slightly panicked and disappointed.
Nathan smiled at her. "I have some matters to attend to, and so I have to leave Taadi City for a while....