Matias could see the shadows relaxing from the corner of his eye, although his main focus was making sure Midnight couldn't agitate them again. There was a sudden twist that threatened to toss him off his seat, but he remained as glued as he could. His breathing was slightly labored by the time they arrived.

"Huh?"

He looked from his seat. It was Iris.

"Uh... Sure."

As gingerly as he could, he shimmied Midnight's body into his arms.

"[i]Ven[/i]."

Now that he was cradling her, he slowly took himself off his seat and stepped out of the carriage with slow and gentle footing. Once his boots met the floor, he looked up at the manor. It was nice. At least it wasn't eye-bleedingly gold.

"[i]Mija[/i]," he said, looking down at Midnight, "you got keys or something so we can go inside?"