"…"
"Is that… who I think it is?"
"You're not dreaming, man. That's the professor right there."
"It's the professor! The professor's finally back!"
"Good morning, Professor Avantis!"
"Greetings, Professor."
"Welcome back, Professor."
Having spent the past couple of weeks away from her research lab without giving anyone a heads-up, Veradine was expecting to be greeted by a series of looks and glares that showed their dissatisfaction.
After all, as a Four-star Scholar and the head of her own private research lab, it was her duty to become an exemplary role model to her fellow Scholars, as well as set an example to her assistants that would one day become Scholars themselves.
Yet, when she instead received a series of passionate greetings from the same people she expected to glare back at her, Veradine was briefly caught off guard, only to then feel warm inside as she was reminded of the bonds she had made with them.
