Arene was pacing along the same section of the corridor in a fixed to and fro motion, without paying any attention to anyone passing by her. It had been a little more than half an hour since Arin's regular time to wake up had passed by. Not only had he not found her for his morning kisses yet, but he and Rain were nowhere to be found at all, as she had confirmed after checking both of their rooms.

For what it was worth, it was a relief that Rain was also missing; she knew that wherever Rain was, Arin would also be there.

Despite that sound line of reasoning,...