Thirteen didn't expect Carina would warm up to him so easily. Another thing he didn't expect was her chattiness.
Once she started talking, she wouldn't stop!
Perhaps overwhelmed by her awe of the teenage boy's performance, she instinctively thought that he was someone with whom she could get along.
But there was a deeper meaning to Carina's closeness to Zion.
She was, in fact, cannon fodder, so she felt at ease being around him.
As the System of Cannon Fodders, Zion was like a soothing lavender to everyone considered as his people. Upon meeting him, they would gravitate to the young man and feel like they were the best of friends.
Zen and Alnair didn't know if they should pity the teenage boy or feel suspicious of him because of how easily Carina warmed up to him.
Still, since Thirteen only replied when talked to, their journey toward the royal palace was mostly Carina talking about everything that happened during the day.
How she didn't like her lessons.
