Confusion washed over you when you discovered that your school project had been turned in while you were absent for an entire week due to sickness. Slowly, the realization dawned that your project partner was none other than Alhaitham, the class prodigy renowned for his intellect. He had not only completed the project alone but also submitted it.

"I didn't want to disturb you; my aim was for you to recover," he explains, closing his book to direct his attention towards you.