Bonding with Calista (1)

Author's note: this is from Seraphina's point of view

- - -

~ Genoa ~

Shopping with Calista was not an unpleasant experience as I feared it will be, but it felt forced.

She didn't ask about my background or my relationship with Aldus. Aldus probably warned her about it.

Calista was looking at everything with eyes open wide, reminding me more of a country bumpkin in a big city than a vampire with a noble background.

She was fascinated with the smallest things like street food, and a fountain full of coins, and she observed with curiosity the statue covered with bird poop. I guessed that in Lemuria, they either don't have birds, or they have designated servants to clean bird excrement… or maybe they don't have statues.

Calista was chattering nonstop, and she didn't seem to mind my silence or people staring at her whenever she removed her sunglasses that concealed her red eyes.