Chapter 2306
- He then reached out to test the temperature of the tea on the stone table, and handed a cup of warm tea to Amelia, saying softly, "Drink some warm water first to warm yourself up."
- Elijah followed and plopped down on the sofa beside Amelia, his small body shrinking into the cushions. He sat quietly, not daring to speak much, only glancing up at the elders from time to time, then at Amelia, his face full of obedient innocence.
- For a moment, the courtyard fell into a brief silence, broken only by the rustling of the ancient locust tree in the wind and the curling steam rising from the tea.