Ever since the last unhappy encounter with Kurs, Ilana had gotten used to being alone in the dining hall.
Due to her aloof and distant demeanor, and some quiet gossip among the apprentices about her and Prince Colin, few people dared to approach her now.
Finn had kindly warned her once, saying that someone was deliberately spreading these rumors, but Ilana didn't care.
Since Prince Colin didn't care, why should she?
Moreover, being respectfully kept at a distance wasn't so bad for her; she quite enjoyed this simple and routine lifestyle.
Attending classes, going to the laboratory, then plunging into the vast world of academia.
She found that compared to handling complex and confusing interpersonal relationships, elegant and rigorous mathematical formulas were much more interesting.
Especially after witnessing Kurs's "change of face."
