When they heard that, the girls looked a bit surprised. Alexander was quite shy, so he didn't have many friends. Staying away from home for so many months was unexpected, given that.
"You should start working on the letter you will send to Jean," Billy said. "By the time you go home and pack your things and tell everyone, he will have prepared things on his side as well. Anyway, is anyone else going to do that?"
Sarah had her job as the elementalists leader. Natalie wasn't suited for instructing anyone. She had a short temper. As for Lili and Kate. They were too important for their own tribes to stay away for so long. Even though they didn't have any jobs fitting those positions…
"What are you going to do, Billy?" Alexander asked. "And when should we talk about our future operations again?"
"I am going to try several things. You should focus on your objectives for the time being," Billy said. "As for when… In one year, we can talk about this again."
