The room was strangely empty when Ren finally arrived.
Liu and Taro had already moved in days ago. Their beds were made with military precision, their desks organized with the patience of those who'd had time to spare for proper arrangement. Books stacked neatly. Personal items placed just so.
Min's bed also showed signs of recent occupation. A half-unpacked suitcase. Clothes tossed with the characteristic abandon of his friend who never quite understood the concept of "putting things away".
Ren dropped the "small" backpack he kept outside his beast storage next to his bed. Yet even with nothing on his back anymore, he felt the weight of the last few days like stones on his shoulders.
The days following the ceremony had been a whirlwind of papers, signatures, and meetings with people whose titles he still couldn't fully remember. Lord something of somewhere. Lady whoever from whatever house. All blurring together into a mass of formality that made his head spin.
