Chapter 117

Madeline later found out from Yeneth about Lydia being replaced.

"She had it coming. With Skylandia's heavy workload, she didn't prioritize it and stirred up too much drama. Not many know about the wrist-cutting. They think she's just out on sick leave. However, the grumbling's been loud, especially about redistributing her workload."

That extra character demand meant that Madeline would be picking up the slack left by Lydia.

"You know what? Lydia talks a good game, but when it comes down to it, she hardly takes on any of the real work for you—just a single character design and one scene," Yeneth said.

Madeline quirked an eyebrow. She found herself more drawn to creating scenes than characters. That was her true forte.

Art like that was usually kept in-house for projects, so she had never gotten the chance to work on it.

Madeline broached the subject with Aaron, but he did not give her an immediate yes.

[Miss Mora, have you ever done any scene concept art before.]

Madeline had