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

to fix the infrastructure that needed the most amount of maintenance, while also

Lashara sighed with resigned melancholy.

end up this

there naturally aren't enough caretakers. Another part of

Rui tilted

because of a series of child trafficking busts." She sighed,

when he was almost abducted by a random man who spoke about selling him like he was no more than goods in demand. This was in one of the outer districts

talk about such matters while eating." Lashara sighed. "I'm glad that increased housing

the Quarrier Orphanage, several had chosen to stick with the

by the orphanage was constrained by the number of caretakers present, the housing capacity and funds at hand. Julian singlehandedly

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

for the first day,

a nation-wide festival. It was celebrated in some form or the

outer districts this time as well?" Rui

the luxury of taking the adolescents to the outer districts where they could visit the festival fares

paused. "But since you won't be here for

me." Rui nodded. "I would hate to

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