Word count: 93 words.


.2 - Byleth and Sothis and Spirits


"Don't touch anything."

"Why?"

"You know why."

She comes to be known as Matilda, the Ghost of Garreg Mach, complete with a backstory and everything. Byleth sighs when he hears even Edelgard indulging in the gossip. The whispers stop as he enters the classroom.

Sothis sits herself atop his desk, which sets off a twitch in his eye. The girl is unnoticed, but her weight upsets some of Byleth's supplies and causes the desk to creak. All but Linhardt take notice.

The whispers start up again and Sothis is banished to the corner.