The sky outside was streaked with soft hues of orange and pink, casting warm light across the shimmering spires of Virelia. Inside the tower—more specifically, inside Joshua's overly complicated, dramatically glowing study room—two voices echoed between bookshelves and floating lanterns.
Alice sat cross-legged on a cushion by the glass wall, munching on starlight grapes, while Joshua paced lazily in front of an enchanted chalkboard that had started sketching itself just for fun.
"…and then he actually threw the burrito?" Joshua asked, laughing like a kid hearing the dumbest story in the universe.
Alice choked slightly, wiping a tear from her eye. "Yes! And it landed in Alfred's mouth mid-sentence. I swear, the whole courtyard paused like a dramatic anime close-up."
Joshua clutched his stomach, leaning against a floating book. "That man is chaos in human form. No—cosmic burrito form."
