The two conversed some more about lighter topics, as they joined the others for lunch. Julian was particularly interested about the breakthrough.
"So, what exactly does it actually feel like?" Julian asked out of curiosity.
"Like the biggest epiphany possible in the human experience." Rui replied. "For a moment you no longer care about anything in this world. You experience true happiness and satisfaction, and your mind has absolute clarity."
"Hmmm..." Julian hummed, engrossed in Rui's explanation. "Remarkable, really."
"Hey! Pay attention to your food, you haven't even touched it yet!" Myra, the head cook of the Orphanage, insisted. She had always been quite strict about all matters regarding food and meals.
"Yes yes." Rui laughed.
"You're as strict as ever." Julian sighed with a resigned smile.
Rui proceeded to inquire about the Orphanage affairs, wanting to catch up on having missed a whole year of their lives.
"You must have seen the fully-fixed roof when you came right?" Lashara asked, while showing an affectionate smile to Julian. "Julian was the one who paid for all of that."
"It wasn't that big a deal." Julian smiled modestly.
a deal? You're too
maintenance, while also able to expand its housing capacity a bit, being able to in more
Lashara sighed with resigned melancholy. "I've
children end
naturally aren't enough caretakers.
tilted
of a series of child trafficking busts." She sighed, as an even more macabre expression creeped onto
spoke about selling him like he was no more than
"I'm glad that increased housing capacity has allowed us
nodded. The adolescent children from when he was an infant had all become full-fledged adults, although a lot of them no longer resided in the Quarrier Orphanage, several had chosen to stick with the Orphanage, supporting in whatever way they could. This meant there were hands on deck, allowing for more children to be
of caretakers present, the
drew his attention. "Will you be staying for the Winter Festival? It's day after tomorrow,
Rui recalled. "I'll be there for the first day, I'll
Kandrian Winter Festival was a nation-wide festival. It was celebrated in some form
to visit the outer districts this time as well?" Rui
taking the adolescents to the outer districts
on going on the last day, as usual..." Lashara paused. "But since you won't be
for me." Rui nodded.
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