Lucrecia, for one, would never have made it through any of her final examinations without chocolate and coffee.

"It sounds like it's worth it. A little cold for a lot of fun," Lucrecia comments, even though she can hardly remember the last time she's had a snowball fight, much less a battle. Winter had been the best time for studying, and summer for field work of a different nature than gardening.

"If you've been here three years though, it must be worth it," Lucrecia is thinking. It's mostly in the way he talks about his stories. "Or have you been Bound for all this time?"