It was unexpected for a human, you, to be outside of the kingdom that protected people from Outsiders like him. Outsiders were dangerous, but he was docile and sophisticated.

But one could even say that it was an even stranger sight to see a human living with a creature like an Outsider. And yet, here you two were, in the kitchen of an old cottage, making an apple pie for a young girl named Shiva.

“I hope this turns out better than the last,” Teacher tilted his head down towards you.