The second half of the carriage ride remained quiet, broken only by an occasional murmur of conversation.
Lucius was not a talkative man, and though Wenxiu Lord was eloquent enough, his mind was entirely consumed by the upcoming term. Far from wanting to chat, he would gladly have Apparated directly to the edge of the Forbidden Forest from right there in the carriage. Furthermore, in the wake of their intimate encounter that day, Wenxiu Lord felt a twinge of awkwardness whenever he found himself alone with Lucius. Sitting face to face only made him even less inclined to say much to the older wizard.
For the entire journey, he kept his head turned toward the window like someone with a stiff neck, staring out at the fluffy white clouds and the gray sky—though goodness knew what there was to see.
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