On one morning of grey sleet, the table had been set for breakfast with bread and fig jam for Adrien, and a cup of coffee with biscuits for Val; but then Adrien asked if he could have coffee as well, and Val decided to forgo the biscuits and have a slice of bread and jam, on which he nibbled while Adrien wolfed down slice after slice.

"Really, you eat so slow!", Adrien laughed. "And so little! Doesn't the cold make you hungry?".

Val's brow furrowed slightly. "...No, it doesn't", he quietly replied. "I... I never eat much".

Adrien grabbed another slice of bread, his fifth one for that morning. "How do you even live?", he shrugged.

Val did not immediately reply. "...Do not worry about me", he then said. "...Yes, anyway, I wanted to talk to you about your progress. I think you're ready to move on from Water spells".