Falling Behind

The cleaning continued as the girls took turns washing off. Despite their tardiness, rushing would do them no good in the end. The Trials weren't something Lina could rush into without a calm mind.

At least, that's what Crysta told the princess when she started to panic. The delta was able to temporarily calm the princess down enough to keep a normal coherent conversation. The signs of worry did not completely vanish, but Lina knew there was nothing she could do about her situation… so she reserved her complaints.

Halfway through the cleaning, Honour's mother came down from her room and embraced her daughter, planting a kiss on the divine girl's forehead, "Hey, sweetie… and her lovely friends, did you have fun last night?"

"I'm sure you heard it all," Honour replied, hugging her mother in return, "Did you sleep well, mother?"