Chapter 14

During Sienna's first month in Linton, she spent most of her time wrestling with the language and the new environment. The professors in class spoke too quickly. Although her Eglurnia was good, she still had to keep her eyes glued to the slides to catch up. The food and climate were completely different as well. The meals there felt bland to her taste buds. Even walking around required extra effort as she had to memorize routes so that she wouldn't get lost due to her careless nature. Fortunately, the people around her were warm and helpful. Her classmates willingly lent her their notes so that she could fill in the gaps of whatever she missed in class. The librarian, who noticed that she was struggling to find the books she wanted, smiled and taught her how to use the computer to locate them. She made many friends. Soon, she had company, whether during lectures or after class. These small acts of kindness slowly dispelled the gloominess that had taken hold of her when she left Cr