Hewinia didn't know whether it was her illusion or not, but today the sun had risen later than usual.
Although she had returned to her room at midnight, it felt like a long time before the first ray of dawn broke over the snowy land, entrenched in perpetual winter.
Hewinia looked at herself in the mirror.
At this moment, she showed no sign of fatigue from a sleepless night, dressed in her cleanest, most solemn outfit, her makeup exquisitely elegant, resembling a lady who had stepped out of a painting.
"It seems you have made your decision," Bai Wei observed Hewinia's attire, prepared for her visit to the First Academy, "You've decided not to collaborate with that guy?"
"Yes," Hewinia nodded, "Collaborating with him would require me to first reject the Lawrence Family and stay at this academy. But I had already agreed to Phinis yesterday, and changing my mind now would easily arouse their suspicion."
