Alicia snuck glances at their guests with great interest as she ate her dinner.
She had just turned seventeen this year. Ever since her birth, she'd never left the village, except for the times when she accompanied her grandfather to buy supplies.
Deep inside, she yearned to travel the world rather than remain stuck in this remote mountain location, growing old in the same place until her death.
While there were over a dozen teenagers her age, none of them caught her fancy.
Also, none of them was as handsome as Alex, whom she found very interesting.
Alex and Lumi didn't say a word to each other and simply focused on the simple meal served to them.
Their dinner was porridge with a few pieces of meat—warm and filling enough for a cold night like this.
When dinner ended, Simon spoke with his two guests and tried to convince them to return to the academy come morning.
