Gunther and Tia accepted William's offer to meet at Wild Clover in an hour. Following their conversation, William proceeded to approach the others.
When Yuming heard William's voice, he was both startled and touched. He never expected William to think of him as a friend, since the only time they had spent together was while Will was helping at the Alchemy Hall Competition.
Truth be told, William felt closer to Yuming than he did many of the others. While he hadn't known Yuming for very long, they spent many hours together for an entire week. Those moments didn't count for nothing, and the two had learned quite a bit about each other.
Will was sad that Charlotte wasn't in the Sect, but he returned to the Wild Clover at the planned time regardless. The others were already waiting, with Carl, Tia, and Gunther in one part of the line and Yuming in another.