Goyin did come back as Xichen had said in her letter, but only once every week or two. She came frequently enough that Alex couldn't ask for more from the young girl, but infrequently enough that no one would complain about her coming here.
Alex got to know the young girl better, understood what it was she wanted to do. Just like her father, she too wanted to become an Extolite. She had the same drive that Alex had seen in her mother.
Alex got her to talk about things he had grown curious about in the past 25 years, trying to get to understand more about this part of the world.
Xichen had been older and more skeptical about everything, so she rarely spoke about things she did not want to, but this younger girl had a looser tongue and answered just about every question Alex asked.
And his questions weren't even so serious that the guards had to stop her from answering.
From the girl, Alex knew something he hadn't yet heard about from anyone else.
