Evetrona's old stories

Eve handed the snack box to Oleden, but Oleden shook his head and refused. He said flatly, "It's too sweet, it's not good for teeth."

His sister glared at him, "If you can't speak, don't speak."

"I'm just telling the truth."

"Shut up, pig brain."

"You are."

Eve sat across from Xilinya, smiling awkwardly.

If Comino or Iluron were still by their side, the siblings would never have dared to say a word, but after only two or three words, the two began to bicker.

The children of the rich always have an odd grace in their quarrels, as if there is a measure of politeness in swearing.It can be seen that the relationship between Xilinya and Oleden is not bad, at least when they talk, Eve can't see the sense of alienation that exists between Luge and Minxi.

"I like it very much, but it should be in moderation." Seeing that the two didn't intend to stop, Eve had to mediate.

A short sentence made both of them shut up.Obviously, they took Eve's attitude very seriously.

After being in contact with Xilinya for a long time, Eve's view of her has also undergone some changes.Perhaps in the eyes of some ordinary people, these rich ladies are like those pampered canaries, who have no other specialties except for their bright feathers and pleasant voice.But Xilinya actually has a lot of things. As the daughter of Eluren—or, like most rich daughters who grew up in Montenegro, she had to learn a lot since she was a child, such as playing the piano, painting oil paintings, dancing ballroom dancing, reading poetry and literature, and even doing some needlework—maybe some skills are indeed flashy, but this at least shows that she is not just living a life of just opening her mouth and stretching out her hands.

Xilinya's daily behavior relies on her aesthetic attitude towards things rather than rational understanding.Her character comes from her family environment-the Knaka family is very rich, she can choose what she likes regardless of practicality.For the six-day journey, she had upholstered the box with expensive fabrics, just because she didn't want to compromise, because it wasn't pretty.

When he was in the mansion of the Knaka family, Oleden seemed a little reticent, but as soon as he broke away from the restraint of his parents, his true nature was undoubtedly exposed.

In the daily conversations with his sister, Oleden faintly reveals a tendency of male chauvinism in the old age, and seems to think that men must be smarter and more rational than women.Xilinya was quite helpless with his views, but she was used to it. She explained to Eve that Oleden was not like this in the first place, and he was probably influenced by Storn—her brother who joined the army had a more extreme value orientation than Oleden. He also urged his younger brother to join the army with him in a letter. If it weren’t for the strict security at home, maybe Oleden would have followed him at that time.

Oleden disdained to join the conversation among the girls, but he was willing to stay in this box.It may be because the environment here is better than his, or there may be other reasons.

The train journey confines them in a relatively closed environment, and if they want to spend this time happily, it is nothing more than how to spend this time more efficiently.Xilinya has made sufficient preparations for this journey. On the day of boarding the train, she even tricked Eve, saying that she will be busy with a lot of things tomorrow, and asked her to rest early tonight.Oleden was reading a book at the time, and when he heard her say this, he sneered. He seemed to know what Xilinya was going to do, but he didn't expose her on the spot.

Early the next morning, Xilinya took out a big iron box and put it heavily on the table.As soon as Eve finished washing, she was pulled aside involuntarily.Afterwards, she gave Eve another pencil, and the two sat at the table next to each other's shoulders.

Opening the lid of the box, there was a pile of printed paper inside, perhaps as many as several hundred sheets. Only after Xilinya took out a small stack from it did Eve see that crossword puzzles were printed on these paper pieces of different sizes. Judging from the paper material and printing fonts, these things were probably cut from several different newspapers and magazines.

"I've been saving for a while, and these are all new." Xilinya said while peeling the apple in her hand with a fruit knife.

Eve looked at the scattered letters printed in the grid, and swallowed unconsciously.

Like crossword puzzles in another world, anagrams usually involve some common sense questions, country and person names, plots of best-selling novels or traditional dramas, proverbs and current culture trends, etc. Due to different personal insights, it is better to brainstorm ideas from multiple people than a single person. It is more fun for people to contemplate.In this day and age, crossword puzzles and Sudoku can be found in almost any newspaper or publication, and are considered cheap entertainment for all ages.

About three years ago, Eve and Minxi did several similar crossword puzzles together in a book, but Eve had only been exposed to Kriging at that time, so Minxi was almost the only one doing it at that time.Since she never had any fun with crossword puzzles at the time, she hasn't played with them since then to this day.

It's been so many years.She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.Thinking back six or seven years ago, she didn't know anything about Kriging, but now she can read through some documents in the Great Library of the Knight Academy.

Xilinya doesn't like food on the train, so on the way, she basically only eats some fruits and snacks, drinks low-alcohol ice wine and tonic soda.She cut off a piece of peeled apple and fed it to Eve.The first piece of paper was placed on the table between the two of them. The new and flat paper gave people a sense of tranquility and anticipation, as if opening the first page of a new book.

Sometimes, Eve still feels surprised because of her current life - if a month ago, she was still having nightmares because of the tragic death of her teammates, but at this moment, she can sit here quietly, leisurely.Will this be the same person's life?For some reason, this perception filled her with an inexplicable sense of frustration.After weathering a storm, one feels blessed to live in peace.Eve couldn't help thinking—if she was given another chance to do it again, she would rather sit quietly and embroider than touch those bladed weapons again.

Xilinya was peeling the apple, but her eyes were always looking at the hint text below the fill-in box.If she thought of it, she would say it, pointing to a blank space for Eve to fill in.When playing crossword puzzles, Xilinya looked very focused, and their heads were almost touching.The crossword puzzle lasted all morning, during which they had no verbal exchange, only the rhythmic sound of the train moving in their ears.

In the afternoon, Oleden and Awanna also came.Oledon was sitting in the farthest corner of Silinya's bed, reading a book in his hand; and Avanna was curious about crossword puzzles, so she also came over.Xilinya put her arms around Eve's waist, making room for the latecomers.

Awanna was illiterate, so Syrinya read to her.In the end, she simply took a piece of paper for the other party, and wrote those letters neatly on it for her to see.It was very difficult for Awanna to learn these crooked characters for the first time, but Xilinya taught them very patiently, and this patience was also transmitted to Avanna in the end, allowing her to continue learning with a bitter face.

"What was that word you just said?" Seeing that Xilinya had skipped the same word several times, Awanna finally couldn't help asking.

"You don't need to memorize this." Xilinya sighed, and said helplessly, "That's the name of a brand of luggage—it's so vile, it's all advertised on it..." She seemed a little bit confused about this Annoyed, every time the word came up, her tone would be even more gritted - "Landro-Lena", when she said this name, she always felt that she was so stupid.Eve also saw it, so every time she changed the page, she would roughly check the content of the crossword puzzle and fill in the word before Xilinya got angry.

Sometimes, Oleden would frown because of the noise made by Xilinya, but even so, he still sat there and buried himself in his book, with no intention of leaving.

Crossword puzzles are indeed somewhat addictive.For most of the first few days, they sat quietly together, filling in the blanks on the pages one by one.Sometimes, Eve would suddenly feel a heavy shoulder, which probably means that Xilinya fell asleep leaning on her.In order to avoid waking her up, Eve will also maintain her current posture, lean against the window and close her eyes to rest for a while.At this time, Awanna would silently practice writing letters. She wrote so heavily that even when the train was moving, she could hear the rustling sound of the pen across the paper—she used the pencil like a carving knife. Same.

A few days later, the tin box finally became empty, and when the last page of the crossword puzzle was completed, the three girls were relieved.Xilinya opened the car window and threw out all the papers piled up beside her.The gray-white piece of paper floated along the speeding train to the field behind, and disappeared without a trace in just a moment. Seeing the scene in front of her, Xilinya smiled happily.At that time, Awanna was still holding a pencil in her hand. She noticed Xilinya's actions and couldn't help widening her eyes, as if she was frightened.

"No need." Xilinya explained to the two with her sideburns swaying in the wind, "I don't want to do it again."

In the next few days, the three of them could only sit together drinking tea and chatting.Eve was very curious about the hanging record player, and looked at it over and over in her hand. Xilinya also showed her how to remove the cylinder-shaped "record" from the machine.

Oleden has been sitting near the door and does not participate in the conversation between the three.Most of the time, it was Silinya and Eve who were talking, and Avanna sat beside and listened quietly.After talking a lot, Eve talked about what happened when she went to the north recently—of course, she didn't mention anything about Xilinsburg, but she talked about the colonial woman Dai Nixi she met in Enschmidt City, and the situation when she met Avanna.Originally, she didn't want to talk about Awanna, but Xilinya was really curious. In order to take care of Awanna's emotions, Eve had to tell her that Awanna was tired of the tribal life and came here voluntarily.

Xilinya had been paying attention to her younger brother's expression when Eve was talking—after she was convinced that Oleden was eavesdropping, she deliberately brought the topic to him.

"Yes, my mother has that kind of personality... As long as I go out with her, I must stay within her sight." Xilinya sighed, "But next time you come to my house, I should be able to accompany you."

"Next time?" Eve smiled, "You want to invite me to your house?"

"Not only you, but everyone from Boyun Manor is coming, and Awanna is also coming." Xilinya winked at the two of them, "Because Oleden is also getting engaged."

"Oleden?" Eve couldn't help turning her head to look at the boy sitting at the foot of the bed.Oledon opened his mouth at this time, with a surprised expression on his face.

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"That's Xilinya guessing wildly." He closed the book and said to Eve, "After all, I don't even know about it."

"But I heard..."

"You heard—who did you listen to?" Oleden interrupted his sister's words, and there was a little impatience in his tone, "Did it be said by mother? Or by father?"

"Oleson said it." Xilinya looked at him, her tone was very flat, "he is writing a form recently, I asked him, that is the invitation list prepared for the engagement banquet, if it is not yours, could it be mine?"

"Maybe it's true." Oleden glanced at his sister out of the corner of his eye, "That old bastard... Didn't father always want to marry you off?"

"Ridiculous." Xilinya glanced at him and stopped arguing with him.She was very displeased at the subject that Oledon brought up.

"Did you know—" She turned her head, her face became cheerful, and there seemed to be a spring breeze in her smile.Eve knew that she was going to talk about her brother's embarrassment again. Sure enough, Xilinya continued, "His little fiancee is named Sanzina. These two met at our grandfather's funeral. I remember it very clearly. Ori had a cold at the time, and his nose was bubbling one after another..." When Xilinya said this, she actually laughed at herself. Abandon this little scumbag..."

After she finished speaking, Eve and Awanna also laughed.Eve was somewhat restrained, but Avanna's laughter was naturally bright—she didn't fully understand what Xilinya said, she just saw Eve laughing, and she laughed too.

Oleden was a little upset. He stared at Xilinya with a downcast face, with a bad expression on his face.

"You were only nine years old at the time, so it's impossible to remember that much. It must have been told by your mother," he said.

Xilinya didn't refute, she just laughed to herself.

"Since you even said such things, then I'm not being polite." Oleden put the book on his lap and sat up straight.

"You're welcome, what do you want to say?" Xilinya was not afraid of him.

"Remember the piano teacher in our family?" Oleden said.

"Hello!" When Xilinya heard the word "piano teacher", her expression became a little unnatural.

"You just ask me, and I won't say anything, how about it?" Oleden looked at her proudly.

"Whatever you want, say it, it's not something to be ashamed of in the first place."

"Then I said so?"

"Hurry up, don't dawdle." Xilinya turned her head out of the window, her expression was a little irritable.

"I think that incident is ridiculous now. You actually want to elope with a female teacher..." Oleden said.

When Xilinya was ten years old, Eluren hired a piano teacher specially for Xilinya, wanting her to learn an elegant skill.This female teacher is from Luoming. It is said that she is from aristocratic background (although it has declined).This teacher taught Xilinya the piano for four years. During these four years, she lived in the Knaka family's mansion almost all the time, and often went in and out with Xilinya.Over time, Xilinya developed a deep friendship with this woman who was nearly ten years older than herself—the two were not only a teacher-student relationship, but also close friends who talked about everything.Perhaps because of strict family education, Xilinya has never had a close friend. She cherishes this hard-won friendship very much, and when the piano teacher decided to leave, Xilinya showed extreme reluctance.

The piano teacher and her friend once told Xilinya that she should save enough money to accomplish what she wanted to do.Xilinya asked her what her ideals were, but the other party smiled and did not answer.In Xilinya's view, her friend is the real rich person-she is happy, purposeful, and full of confidence in the future.While teaching piano lessons, she is also generously donating spiritual wealth to Xilinya to complete her enlightenment of self-awareness.

In midsummer, on the third day after the other party left, Xilinya finally couldn't hold back, and sneaked out of the mansion in the middle of the night.She hired a carriage in Mengcheng, and chased her to the northern Xiheting Province before dawn. When she was 14 years old, that was the only and last rebellious act in her wealthy but boring growing up.Klicking has a vast territory, so of course she failed to find the piano teacher as she wished, but was caught by Comino two days later.Xilinya had never seen her father so angry. At that time, she was still resting in the hotel along the road. When the door was kicked open and her father's face blushing from anger appeared in front of her eyes, she almost fainted from fright.Immediately, she was slapped heavily on the face twice, tears fell down her chin, and an indescribable sense of humiliation crept into her heart—the concept of "self-esteem" was fleeting in her mind, and when she realized it, that dignity was shattered, and the first ignorant exploration in her life ended hastily.

Now, both Elulon and Oledon seem to think it was just a farce, a child's stupid and ignorant act, when she mentioned it lightly to others, and she should be ashamed of it.On the surface, Xilinya didn't care about what they did, but in fact, the behavior of her mother and younger brother hurt her more than the two slaps her father slapped on the spot. She thought that they never had respect and understanding for themselves, and that was the saddest thing.

"...she was not abducted at the time, it was a miracle." Oleden gave a general account of the ins and outs of Xilinya running away from home.He was still young at the time, so he didn't have much memory of this matter. He only remembered that there was indeed a big sister who played the piano very well when he was a child, and suddenly disappeared one day, so he quickly forgot about this person.He only heard about Silinya’s departure from the conversations between his mother and others later, and because of this, there may be elements of embellishment in the narrative—when Eluren talks about her daughter, she always compares her well-behaved daughter today with her uncontrollable daughter back then, because this way can emphatically reflect the hard work she has put in in educating her children.

Both Xilinya and Oleden were looking at Eve. Both of them were curious about Eve's reaction after listening, but Eve didn't have any expression on his face.She seemed to be thinking about something.

"What does Comino look like when he's angry? Isn't he particularly stupid?" Eve asked such a question out of nowhere.

The siblings looked at each other in blank dismay - it was the first time they heard someone mention their father in this way.

"It's scary to be honest." Oleden said, "I still remember the time when my father and my eldest brother had an argument a few years ago, and I felt that the glasses on the table were shaking."

"Yes, I was also terrified at the time." As soon as this was mentioned, Xilinya's face changed.

"There is such a thing?" Eve pretended to be surprised, "It's completely different from what I remembered... Do you want to hear what I have to say?"

Both Xilinya and Oleden looked at her, but did not speak.From their faces, Eve could taste a trace of curiosity, but there were more scruples.

"When hunting every year, Ross always laughed at him for being timid. If he was near Bomen, he wouldn't be able to tell. If he went to a hunting ground that was a bit dangerous, something interesting would happen..."

The siblings listened attentively.Eve told them some interesting stories about Comino in the early years. For example, he was frightened by a grass snake and screamed for help, and almost ran away; he was exhausted by a wild goose and collapsed to the ground;

At first, the siblings were a little skeptical about Eve's words, but as Eve talked more and more, they gave up discerning, because the content itself was interesting enough——

Eve said that these things were originally just a whim, to divert the two people's attention, but seeing that they were quite interested in it, she said a few more words.She didn't say those things that were so embarrassing that it made Comino lose face—what Eve thought was that if the image of him as a father could become more vivid in the minds of the siblings, then her goal would be achieved.

"He actually..." Xilinya sighed, "Before the elder brother left, my father was not as strict as now. Ori, do you remember those things before?"

"I'm not sure, maybe." Oleden looked a little dazed.

The speeding train traveled day and night. At this time, they had already crossed the border of Ikerin Province, and they were getting closer and closer to Fort Benlong.

This morning, Oleden only sat in their box for a short while before leaving, saying that he was a little uncomfortable.In the afternoon, Xilinya saw that her younger brother was still missing, so she had no choice but to find the box where he was.Eve and Awanna also followed.

Three beautiful young girls broke into the box without any explanation, and they all stood around Oleden's bed with concerned eyes.The passenger on the opposite bed was also a male student who had just entered school this year. At this time, he was huddled in the seat by the window, with a look of shock on his face, as if he had been frightened silly by the scene in front of him.

"Brother, are you okay?" Xilinya bent down and touched his forehead.

"Uncomfortable..." Oleden's face was pale, and his words were weak, "Last night was a bit..." He squinted his eyes, as if he would fall asleep soon.Afterwards, he felt a soft and warm palm covering his forehead, and his eyes barely opened a little more—he felt that this hand was not his sister's.

"It doesn't seem to be burning very much, maybe it's motion sickness." Eve moved her hand away. I don't know if it was her illusion, but the complexion on Oleden's face seemed to be much better now.

"It's strange if you don't feel dizzy after reading the book for so many days." Silinya sat by the bed, still not forgetting to make sarcastic remarks.

"When will we... be there?" Oleden frowned, his voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat.

"It may take another two days." Eve replied.As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a desperate sigh coming from the boy's mouth.

"Can't you bear it any longer?" Xilinya asked.

Oledon turned his head to the other side of the wall without answering.

"I'm sure I can persevere, what else can I do?" Xilinya patted Oleden's chest as a sign of encouragement.

They talked for a while, during which Oleden's complexion became worse and worse. Finally, he pushed away Xilinya who was sitting by the bed, and stumbled towards the car window.Seeing him frantically unlocking the lock, Eve guessed what he was going to do, so she hurried forward to give him a hand and opened the window.

The clear wind poured into the carriage, and Oleden stuck his head out of the window, coughing while spitting.After emptying his stomach, Oledon wiped the corners of his eyes and sat on the chair by the table. He saw Eve looking at him sympathetically.

"Sorry." He rubbed his forehead.Then he added, "Thank you."

Xilinya walked up to her younger brother, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and patted his back.There was a faint smell of perfume on the handkerchief. Oleden smelled this smell, and the dizziness that had just faded away became worse again. He pushed Xilinya's arm away and said to her, "Okay sister, pour me a glass of water."

Xilinya insisted that he blow his nose once before throwing the handkerchief out of the window.Eve had been observing the pair of siblings, and seeing the interaction between the two at this time, she couldn't help but smile.

After this, Oledon vomited twice more, the last time barely spitting out anything.Until the evening, his condition was still not good, and by the next morning, his face even had some color.Oledon's appearance is more inherited from Eluren's handsome, only the pair of curved eyebrows come from his father, but they are also wrinkled at this time.

Due to the worrying condition of Oleden, they decided to get off after the train entered the station that morning.The train stopped in a small mining town in Ikerin Province. They hurriedly packed their luggage and got off the train one by one.The box that Xilinya arranged was almost intact, she only took the record player and the water bottle with flowers.

The stop time was very short, before the four of Eve and the others had time to get out of the platform, the train rumbled away.

After leaving the station, Oleden almost recovered in an instant, so he immediately felt hungry again.They found a nearby hotel, rested until the afternoon, and then looked for a carriage in the city to go to Benlong Castle.Later, they found a carriage for the return journey to Xingtern City and packed it.

Xilinya sat on the bench in the carriage, tucked the skirt into the bend of her legs, and let Oleden lie down with her lap on her lap—she wanted her brother to rest as much as possible to prevent him from getting motion sickness again.

"I'm so sorry..." Along the way, Oleden repeated this sentence guiltily. Once, he even said to Xilinya: "Sister, you are so kind to me. Let's stop arguing in the future."

"Let's rest." Xilinya snorted, "When you recover, we can continue to quarrel."

The warm spring breeze blows from the southeast, dispelling the icy cold from the Sea of ​​Beginning, and the road is full of low mountains and different scenery of the countryside.After half a day of tossing and tossing, the few people sitting in the carriage at this time were unwilling to say a word, and they dozed off intermittently on the bumpy dirt road.Occasionally, the car would wade across the river bed. Out of doubts about the dilapidated carriage, they would stare at the water surface with nervousness and anticipation until the carriage successfully crossed the river and the sound of brisk hooves sounded again.

Eve was a little depressed, and this unexpectedly prolonged journey also aggravated her anxiety.She wants to let go of herself and try not to think about the troubles she is about to face, but after all, the matter is of great importance. If she really wants to not think about anything, she will also be uneasy—she does not want to be a knight, nor does she want to be a castle owner ——After going back, when will you go to Luo Tilan to explain the situation?How can I tell him about this?What if he disagrees?Can I still stand my ground?What if he lost his temper?Will he lose his temper? ...

This sleepy journey lasted nearly four days before reaching the city of Stern.They stayed in Xingtern City for one night, and set off on time the next morning. As a result, Oleden seemed to have a bad stomach—or it might just be unacceptable—and when they finally arrived at Benlong Castle, the young man had already passed away. It was vomiting and diarrhea.

"I said, dear Silinya Knaka..." When passing by the stone bridge at the main entrance of Benlong Castle, Oleden covered his stomach, put on a bitter face, and said in a very formal tone, "Go back and tell your mother that I will stay here for the rest of my life, and I won't go anywhere in the future."

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As soon as I stepped into the territory of Shengfeng Mountain, some memories became very clear: the morning exercise regardless of the weather, the notes written until the scalp itched, Baililin's swordsmanship lessons, Forward's handicrafts, Sarah in the downtown area Lan and Buffalo, and her roommate Elvira and Dandelion the cat — and Witch Manning and the novel they hadn't finalized yet.

In less than a year, she already had something she couldn't let go of here.

Eve carried the suitcase, looked at the buildings in the distance, and tried to cheer herself up.Although the pressure on her head is not small, she is in a good mood at this time, and even faintly excited-she actually likes the life of the Knight Academy.

After entering the Knights' Academy, she took off her hat.Out of habit, she has been wearing this rabbit-shaped white hat recently.Nanfen always wanted her to wear this hat. At first Eve didn't understand her intentions, but later Nanfen simply pointed it out to her and warned her very seriously, telling her not to forget that she had a father named Harvey.

The suit that Lord made for her is the only hat that can be used now. Even if she grows slowly, she is still growing.Compared with six years ago, she is taller and her figure has become more slender and well-proportioned.Once, Minxi found out the pair of white boots by accident. She took a quick glance and thought that they were the shoes Minxi wore when she was a child.

After entering the main entrance, Eve decided to take Awanna to Baililin's place first, and she wanted her to help find a place for the little girl first.Therefore, the two parted ways with the Knaka siblings temporarily, and went to the building belonging to the Rose Revenge in the garrison.After arriving, Eve was disappointed to find that Baililin was not in the Knights Academy, not even in Krigin territory.After a "sister" from the Vengeance Society informed her of the situation, she saw that she was troubled, so she asked why, and then took care of Awanna's affairs very simply.The members of the Vengeance Society seemed to fall in love with this tomboy the first time they saw Awanna.According to the rose knight: just relying on Avanna's healthy complexion, well-defined eyebrow arches and cheekbones, she can conclude that Avanna must be a born warrior.So far, Awanna stayed in the Vengeance Society for the time being.

In the past few days, the college has been full of people. The freshmen are wandering in the overlapping streets, examining everything in front of them with curious eyes. They look at the scenery and the pedestrians passing by.The Newcastle area was built relatively late. The architectural style is a mixture of classical and improved styles. It has both the grandeur of religious heritage and the beauty of simple and smooth enlightenment... The stone walls connected by blue and gray and the uniforms in black and white are all classical. Indispensable in the academy.

Along the way, wherever Eve passed by, all eyes would be on her alone—the long dark golden hair like the setting sun, which symbolizes nobility and wisdom, two proud but kind qualities.Eve is wearing a light gray windbreaker today, wearing black thick leather gloves, a pearly white turtleneck silk sweater covering her neck and chin, and brown low-heeled riding boots making a soft sound like metal collisions when they step on the ground - for some reason, similar outfits seem to have become popular overnight in Mengmeng City.Carrying two suitcases, she hurriedly walked through the streets, her behavior was brisk and energetic that did not match her attire.Someone saw her carrying luggage and wanted to step forward to help, but was avoided lightly and politely by the other party.Eve gave the other party a kind smile in return to express her gratitude and rejection.

When Eve returned to the apartment, Elvira was sitting at the table in the living room reading a book. The pointed-eared Xuemo girl was still the same as before, reserved and quiet. Even when she saw Eve dyed her hair and changed her hairstyle, she didn't show much surprise.Elvira closed the pages of the book and smiled at her—this could be regarded as a warm welcome.