126 Before returning to Anspia (9)

"There's also the children" 

Alfraed listed other candidates that would receive souvenirs from him, just a moment before the young man sliced his strawberry cake with a spoon, and steadied the solid portion of the cake with a fork. Then, conveyed the spoon that had been loaded with a delicious bite into his mouth.

"...Sorry, children?…"

Mikaela's hand, which had been guiding a spoon where a bite of her favorite double chocolate cake rested, halted, hanging in the air as she was unable to figure out why there were children in this conversation.

Nonetheless, the gold ranker's confusion only lasted for a moment. She resumed the spoon's journey into her mouth, filling her mouth with the necessary sweetness, and asked for clarification.

"Yes, children"

"...I don't understand"