Abrial's heart leapt. "It is a somewhat long story."
Abrial's eyes glittered. "This is great! I can finally know! Wait—how long would it take to tell the story?"
"It would take some time. Why? Is there somewhere you need to go?"
Abrial swirled her cup slightly, watching the liquid tunnel. She felt a little guilty, all of a sudden. She'd just remembered the reason why she'd come all this way.
"I need to find…somebody…here. I just realized I spent a long time talking to you, and I really want to go see her now."
A smile glimmered in Instructor Wei's eyes.
"If you wish to go now, I can take you to her. I also think she has been waiting a long time for you."
Abrial's head jerked up.
"You know who I'm talking about?"
Amused brown eyes twinkled across the table at her.
"Is it not Finley Fellner?"
Something about the way Instructor Wei's eyes twinkled with smiles made Abrial's cheeks go pink. She frowned.
"...Yes?"
