While Ruelle and Hailey waited at one of the stalls as the food was being prepared, Ruelle wandered to a nearby stall and decided to buy things from there.
Once the food was handed, Hailey spoke cheerfully but Ruelle found herself only half listening. The fortune teller's words did not leave Ruelle's mind even after they walked away from the stall. They lingered like a faint echo, repeating themselves until her head began to ache.
Darkness is going to descend.
She did not know how much worse fate still intended to make things.
By the time they returned to the others, the food they had bought was long gone, leaving only the warmth of it in their hands against the cold air.
Edward noticed at once that Ruelle was holding a small cloth bag. Curious, he asked,
"Did you buy something? You should have told Hermes to go with you and to pay for it."
