Geneva returned to the Tower of Merlin, the revered housing compound of exemplary mages. The Tower of Merlin is not really a singular tall tower but is actually a castle with big rooms filled with subspaces folded by magic so you can have a very big space in a single room since mages tend to use large spaces for their spells and stuff. She and her boyfriend, Gallen live there but he was formerly living in Sellsword's Keep, the residential home of assassins, but he left it because Leanna still stays there.The hallways are empty as usually because mages are solitary and usually lock themselves indoors doing magical experiments and whatnot. Geneva walked along the quiet halls, being extremely careful to not set off any magical pranks or traps which some of her housemates leave behind for fun. There was one time when she stepped on a magic symbol that exploded into melted chocolate before puffing out chicken

Ruby started rebuilding her home all alone with only the occasional help of her familiar who preferred to slack off saying that his injuries hurt. According to her analysis, her house didn't attain much serious damage. No walls were busted or any major holes on the roof or the drain but the clutter of debris and leftover corpses that weren't eaten by wild monsters are abundant so she dealt with those first. She started by making Manticat dig a 2-feet square shaped ditch in the ground about three and a half meters in length and width before dumping the carcasses and destroyed wood inside the pit before setting them ablaze. To do the job alone would be too much of a strain to her still-healing body so she mind-controlled a few beasts with a song spell she found from a book authored by the witch Snowrella. The spell was a stupid song that enchants beasts to follow your bidding mostly to clean your house and stuff. The Witch Princess also said that she used the spel

A week had passed since the Witch Hunter came and tried to kill Ruby as well as Aleister's return. The mess that has become her garden had been fixed with the help of the demon after Ruby significantly recovered from her injuries. The demon had dug a hole to bury Cairus' body but discovered a hot spring instead so they decided to burn the corpse clean from the surface of the earth and fix the hot spring into something more bathable and presentable. Aleister built a fence around the bath for privacy and to avoid monsters and other woodland creatures from poking in unwelcomed. Through an architectural magecraft, Ruby managed to create marbled boundaries and stairs on the hot spring where they can relax. The work they did was tedious but with the help of magic, they managed to finish it just in time for the sunset. "Whew... That was a lot of work." Aleister commented wiping his forehead from all the sweat he accumulated. "S

Ruby had ordered Aleister to collect firewood leaving her alone in the house to prepare the snacks for her afternoon tea which the demon would sometimes join in to converse with her since he has no one else to pester. The witch is currently brewing the tea and preparing the coffee beans since Aleister preferred coffee over tea or sometimes he would just steal one of her blood meads and pair it with her confectionery treats which Ruby found exceedingly mismatched.The witch heard her doorbell chime in and she instantly paused on her activity to check out her visitor because it surely isn't Aleister since the demon would usually burst into the door and make a mess in dropping the firewood. Ruby went to her front door and opened it revealing an unexpected guest. A casual smile decorated the witch's lips as she greeted her guest."To whom do I owe the pleasure of y

Ruby couldn't sleep that night. She always twisted and turned in her bed while the guilt in her chest weight down her heart. She betrayed Geneva, Aleister is mad at her, and she made Manticat cry. Her poor baby must be really missing her if he cried to Aleister. She sighed and sat up from her bed.She went to the bookshelf and pulled a brightly crimson book, making the shelf flip and reveal a minibar. She grabbed a bottle of vodka and drowned herself in liquor. Tears started falling from her golden eyes.Why did it have to be this way? Betraying someone you love feels so terribly bad even though it bears good results for you. Even though Geneva is a bit arrogant at times and narcissistic Ruby had learned to love her greatly. She's the only person who visited her not to buy potions or hexes or use her for her own gain but purely for company and friendship.