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.

that big a deal? You're too

the most amount of maintenance, while also

sighed with resigned melancholy. "I've wanted to do something for these children

did all these children end up this

aren't enough caretakers. Another part of it is..." Lashara's voice trailed

Rui tilted

is because of a series of child trafficking busts." She sighed, as an even more macabre expression creeped onto her

abducted by a random man who spoke about selling him like he was no

Let's not talk about such matters while eating." Lashara sighed. "I'm glad

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

constrained by the number of caretakers

be staying for the Winter Festival? It's day

"I'll be there for the first day,

was a nation-wide festival. It was celebrated in some form or the other across the entirety of the nation, lasting

we going to visit the outer districts this time as well?"

the outer districts where they could visit the

"But since you won't be here for the

works well for me." Rui nodded. "I would hate to miss the

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