“How did you end up falling into the lake?” That was the first thing I heard from the man's mouth after reaching the shore. I looked at him tiredly, as if asking if he couldn't wait a bit because I had just come out of the lake after being submerged for quite a while, and I could say it was a bad experience for me, so I didn't want to talk about it again if I could help it. "Later," I replied shortly, squeezing my hair with both hands to get out the remaining water inside. "Later, I'll tell you as much as you want. For now, can you be quiet and let me dry myself peacefully?" I looked at Alaric's face with tired eyes, and he immediately understood what I meant. He raised his hand and made a gesture of locking his mouth. Alaric sat back against a tree, waiting for me to finish drying o