Almost one year was definitely a lot of time, but not for Aries. In the past ten months, she had undergone intense training and absorbed all the knowledge taught to her like a sponge.
She didn't waste a day adjusting her schedule and adapting to the current to blend in. On top of her training under Isaiah, her lesson in the greenhouse with Dexter, readings with Conan, and passionate nights with Abel, Aries also blended in in the upper echelon.
She gained a few influential noble ladies as friends, captured the support of the many, and gained recognition and respect from men and women.
"Nervous?" Aries snapped her eyes when Abel squeezed her hand as they walk into the garden. "Have I ever told you to never space out whenever you're with me? But you keep doing that."