Kayden burst out laughing. "Hahahahahahahaha!"
Hecipah frowned. "Is it funny?"
Kayden quickly composed himself. "Not at all. I'm just so happy for Little Hecipah."
Hecipah's expression softened. "Good child."
Rita: "…" Kayden, you little suck-up! And here I thought you were an honest kid.
Still, she had other matters to discuss today, so she endured it. Taking out a few boxes of rice harvested from [Union of Grids], she handed them to Kayden to deliver to the kitchen. Only then did she ask Hecipah, "Teacher, do you know about equipment binding stones?"
Hecipah gestured toward the materials on the side that needed processing. Rita obediently stepped up to help while Hecipah slowly explained, "I do. Don't use too many of them."
