Chapter 29: Troubles at School

Three sprites clad in gray uniforms quietly appeared in the office.

One held a tray, filled with brightly colored fruits; another carried a purple clay teapot with a jade ruyi-scepter handle; and the last held purple clay teacups that matched the handle of the pot.

Another group of sprites busied themselves with clearing the used tea, fruit platters, and pastries from the coffee table, tidying the scattered papers, leaving a clean and refreshing world for the new guests.

Professor Emma gripped the Moon Council report, deep in thought.

The buttons at the collar of her cloak silently came undone; a few sprites tugged at the collar and hem, gently removing it from Professor Emma and carrying it to a clothes rack in the corner of the room. The jujube wood rack extended a few slender arms, displaying the cloak nicely, and a fine wool brush, hovering in mid-air, briskly swept away the scant dust on it.

These minor details escaped the notice of the two great wizards in the room.