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.

big a deal? You're

the most amount of maintenance, while

streets these days." Lashara sighed with resigned melancholy. "I've wanted to do something for

all these children end up this way?"

caretakers. Another part of it is..." Lashara's voice trailed

tilted his

it is because of a series of child trafficking busts." She sighed, as an

spoke about selling him like he was no more than goods in demand. This was in one of the outer districts of

glad that increased housing capacity has allowed us to

longer resided in the Quarrier Orphanage, several had chosen

by the number of caretakers present, the

Nina drew his attention. "Will you be staying for the Winter

the first day, I'll have to return

Kandrian Winter Festival was a nation-wide festival. It was celebrated in some form

going to visit the outer

to the outer districts where they

on the last day, as usual..." Lashara paused. "But since you won't be here for

me." Rui nodded. "I

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