"So, what brings you here?" Grandma asked, her voice calm but curious, her eyes steady as they took in the couple, "This is the first time we've ever had guests, you know. Usually, it's just abandoned children."
Ether sat quietly on her lap, his small frame tucked into her embrace as his wide eyes remained fixed on the golden-haired woman. He seemed entranced, unable to look away from the radiant beauty before him.
Across from them sat the striking couple: the beautiful woman with her golden hair cascading down her back and the tall, white-haired man.
The white-haired man offered a charming smile before speaking, "Nothing too remarkable, Miss Elder. You see," he gestured lightly toward the woman beside him, "this is my... wife." The woman nodded gracefully, offering a small but polite smile. He continued, "We're travelling across the Empire, documenting peculiar and infamous places. It's a passion of ours—you might say we have a taste for the strange and unusual."
