The corner of Simon's eye twitched, the profound meaning in his gaze known only to himself.
The rest of the welcome ceremony went off without a hitch. Simon didn't cause any more trouble, allowing the organizers to breathe a sigh of relief!
After the morning's events, all the participants from Apex knew of this remarkably low-key girl who was fluent in five languages and had a razor-sharp wit. Many instinctively tried to get closer to her; if they didn't want to be steamrolled by the foreign students, they desperately needed Seraphina Sterling's help!
The first activity of the winter camp was, surprisingly, mountain climbing! This was not what Seraphina Sterling had expected. 'Weren't we supposed to be learning about the outstanding traditional culture of Apex? So what's this about climbing a mountain!' The organizers hadn't anticipated this request either, but since the team leader from abroad had spoken, they naturally deferred to their guests' wishes.
