Repressed emotions

Her expression softened instantly, shifting from annoyance to quiet sorrow. "I thought you'd spend some time with me after we woke up," she murmured, lowering her gaze like she was trying to hide her disappointment. "There's so much I wanted to talk about … but since you're busy—"

"No!" Lucian cut her off. "I'm not busy at all!"

He looked absolutely horrified, like seeing her sad expression was the worst thing that had ever happened to him. At that moment, he realized—he had screwed up.

Medeia almost smirked, but she kept up her act. "But aren't you training your students?" she asked, tilting her head innocently.

Lucian spun around so fast it was almost comical. "Class is dismissed for today!"

A deafening cheer erupted from the exhausted students. Some of them looked like they were about to collapse in sheer relief, while others had tears in their eyes, their prayers finally answered.

Medeia was truly their goddess!