Main Heroines [1]

Tic! Tic!

The rhythmic ticking echoed in a lavishly furnished office.

The room was filled with ancient artifacts and priceless heirlooms that seemed to tell stories of their own.

A towering bookshelf stood in one corner, packed with leather-bound old books.

At the center of the room was a desk—crafted from the sacred wood of Yggdrasil itself.

Mariam sat on the other side, her glare boring into me.

"...."

Her silence made me uncomfortable as I shifted slightly in my chair.

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'I just felt like it.'

...But even to me, that answer seemed hollow.

I had no particular reason for asking Yennefer out.

From deep within me, I wanted to do it.

Like a small part of me yearned for her.

'It's really odd.'