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Carina had been about to make a move to approach the couple when Glasses Guy called over a waiter, pulled a pen, paper, and napkin seemingly out of nowhere and scribbled something on the paper. Glasses folded the paper slip into the napkin and discreetly handed the napkin to the waitress while Green Girl wasn't looking and gestured vaguely towards her table. Carina narrowed her eyes in suspicious as the waitress approached her. The waitress stood in front of her, smirking as if she knew some secret that Carina didn't. "Your little friend over there-" she jerked her thumb backwards to point over her shoulder at Glasses Guy, "says you dropped this."

The waitress held out the napkin that she had been handed and winked at her as if something scandalous was transpiring. Carina smiled and thanked the waitress, tentatively taking the napkin. She waited until the waitress was gone and carefully unfolded the napkin, revealing the tiny slip of paper. She had to admire the boy's penmanship, it looked like Jane Austen had wrote it. She wondered if he was a high-class kid, maybe a student at the Avalia Academy...

"Stop admiring his handwriting for goodness sake and actually read the paper!" she scolded herself. Only a few words were written, an address from the looks of it. She puzzled over why the heck he had sent this to her. Did he want to meet with her there? If so then it confirmed her suspicions that they had caught her watching. Even though she had initially been the one acting shady and staring at them, she wondered whether she should go. She had gotten some borderline hostile vibes from the girl and didn't know if anyone could help her if trouble arose. Carina bit her lower lip nervously, mulling it over. If all else failed, she had her magic to defend her and she was naturally much lighter on her feet than most people. Although she still had some misgivings, she made direct eye contact with Glasses Guy, nodded, and then headed for the door. She looked up the address on her smartphone, finding out that it directed her to some park she had never visited. However, it was close by and was a short walk. About ten minutes later and she was standing outside the gates. They were closed.

She glanced at her phone, wondering if this was the right address. Her phone confirmed that, yes, it was. Carina walked tentatively to the gates, pressing her hand against it to see if it would open. They remained firmly closed, yet at the moment she took her hand away and was about to leave, the heavy iron gates swung inwards propelled by some invisible force. As she entered, they swung shut behind her. "Great." she muttered under her breath. "This isn't suspicious at all."