In the Northern tower.
The ice on the river surface was very thick. The children in the northern part of the world would cut through the ice to fish. When they caught some, they would take it back to roast and eat it. Children of their age liked to eat more, but they dare not easily get near the tower, which was a forbidden area for the others. They were warned by their parents early on not to disturb the mysterious northern Witches. Occasionally, they would look with their with envious eyes, dreaming to become powerful wizards in the future.
Gloria buried herself in a pile of notebooks, reading dense numbers and symbols.
