"We two always thought that… not having to return to the Seed District meant success."
"But, but…"
The girl found herself struggling to continue, but luckily, they had reached the temporary kitchen by then, so the girl hurriedly went to replace Hewinia's steaming hot lunch.
Hewinia took the lunch but remained silent, seemingly uninterested in saying much or listening to the girl's past.
So, she simply nodded and then turned away.
Behind her, the girl bowed deeply again, "Thank you so much, if there's anything I can help with, please do let me know!"
Hewinia did not turn around, as if she had heard nothing.
A minor incident did not affect Hewinia's agenda.
Soon, she used the pretext of delivering meals to find Orenna's room, where the male school workers called to the spot clearly did not know that the room's owner had long departed this world, allowing Hewinia to enter as smoothly as if she were returning to her own room.
