The week passed quickly, and when Nova was about to leave, Malin simply packed everyone up and sent them back to Westland—except for Lulu. This girl expressed that she didn't have much to do, and would rather enjoy a sweaty summer in Thainan than freeze in the North.
Malin agreed to her request.
Maya, on the other hand, was quite keen on staying, but she really couldn't stand the southern summer. She complained that living here meant her most frequently used spell formation was to resist extreme temperatures, and she commented that a place where the ground temperature could break fifty degrees was a miracle for anyone to survive. Malin consoled Maya and also remarked that he used to think the same way—those heat waves on asphalt under the noonday sun, the air dancing with no breeze, and a world where even stray dogs could only survive in the shade were indeed unforgiving.
