Chapter 457

A group of people quietly passed pieces of roast meat to the children and elderly seated nearby, making it seem like a casual gesture between conversations. The children’s eyes sparkled with excitement but they hesitated to eat, while the elders simply pushed the food back, refusing

it outright.

Alessia sat at the far end of the table, unassuming and quiet, yet

positioned perfectly to take in the entire scene.

“Eat a little more,” someone encouraged in a gentle voice. “You’ll need the strength to help me carry my backpack later.”

“You eat,” Susannah Holt replied, swallowing hard and nudging her bowl back. “Eat more-make sure you’re full.”

“The food on this table is for all of us. No one deserves more or less than anyone else,” Alessia answered, her tone calm but resolute.

Susannah blinked and watched as Alessia pushed the bowl back toward

her.

if she’d never had that treat before, her mother would scold her: You’re the big sister-can’t you let your little sister have it? Why can’t you be more understanding! You’re the eldest, it won’t hurt you to

Susannah murmured, her voice so small it was almost lost in the lively chatter, but

who grew the food and the ones who prepared this meal, not me,” Alessia replied, holding up a finger. “This is lesson one: enjoy your food with gratitude, not guilt. If you eat with a guilty heart, even the food

calling it a lesson, there was nothing preachy about her

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crinkling into a smile. She stopped hesitating and dug into the meat in

long table, the two of them quietly finished their

the dishes and tidied up, so efficient

comfort and never having done chores before, adapted quickly. She jumped in to help,

people might expect. She worked deftly, as

dinner ended, everyone followed the villagers

hand with Alessia, Alessia’s small backpack slung over her own

granddaughter liked this new teacher; even during dinner, though Alessia hadn’t sat with Susannah, she’d kept an eye on her. Susannah’s grandmother couldn’t remember the last time she’d seen her granddaughter so

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