After packing up everything, seven people wearing black cloaks went out on the street together. Tamara was asked to stand between Tia and Syrio, with four people following in a row behind her, just like a missionary trip.

Tamara held one in each hand. At first, Tia just pointed out various things to Syrio. Later, Syrio was no longer restrained. The wide brim of his hat could not hide his desire to understand the things around him.

His pair of silver eyes are like diamonds. Small dolls, sweet cakes, gorgeous videos, and even the ordinary interactions among family members all reflect brilliant brilliance through his eyes.

Seeing that Silio was curious about many things, but he had no money and was reluctant to say it out loud, Tia smiled and thought of a solution.

"I want to eat this!" Tia pointed to a good-looking waffle, and then quickly communicated with the store owner to buy some.

"promise!"

Syrio was still daydreaming when he saw all kinds of delicious food, and the steaming and fragrant waffles were already handed to him.

"What are you standing there for? It's so hot! Don't you like this?"

Tia's voice brought his thoughts back again. Syrio immediately reached out to take it. It was indeed a little hot. He subconsciously shook his hand, then quickly took the thing and put it in his mouth.

Teeth can't feel temperature, but the way Syrio holds things in his mouth is really funny.

"Hahahaha..." Tia laughed without caring about her image at all, watching Syrio's face slowly turn red.

Syrio touched his earlobes to cool them down, then alternated between holding the freshly baked waffles in his left and right hands. They were exceptionally soft, and as soon as he bit off a piece with his teeth and it landed on his tongue, he felt a burn. He could only chew it hastily, letting the sweetness of the pastry fill his taste buds, before swallowing it down, eager to take the next bite.

"Miss! You can't tease others like this." Tamara frowned slightly and went to the store to get new wrapping paper so that Syrio could hold the cake through the paper.

Syrio couldn't bear to hear Tamara say that about Tia, "It's okay, I just can't stand the heat."

Now it was Tia's turn to be shy. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have treated you like that just now. I hope you can forgive me."

"I told you it's okay. I was daydreaming, and you got burned when you held the pancake. It's just that the way I handled it wasn't very elegant, so you just laughed." Syrio paused and added, "You didn't mean to laugh at me."

Hmm... a little hard to judge?

The person in front of her said both good and bad things about her. Tia began to suspect that this person had been sold out and was being made to count money for others.

"You're doing this... not good!"

"I will change." Seeing that Tia's face looked a little bad, Sylio lowered his head and even reached out to pull Tia's hand, shaking it in a flattering manner.

For a moment, Tia seemed to remember something. Ever since returning from that small town, Syrio always liked to stick to her.

"We are friends. Friends can get angry or make up. I just played a trick on you. You should be angry. Even if you are generous enough to forgive me, I should still apologize to you.

You and I did escape from there, and you are living in my house now, but you are not my appendage, I hope we can be friends."

Tia held Syrio's hand with her backhand. Whether she followed her closely on the way back or squatted at her door waiting for her to come out after she woke up, it was all a manifestation of Syrio's lack of security.

"My home is now your temporary safe house. As long as you don't hurt me and my family, I will always keep a room for you at home. You can come and stay whenever you want. I won't drive you away easily, so you don't have to worry about those messes."

Syrio immediately let go of Tia's hand and hugged her tightly before Tia could react.

"No, no matter what, even if there's no place for me in your home, I will never hurt you or your family. We will always be friends."

Tia didn't react at first and was stunned for a moment. Then she reacted and hugged Syrio. "Yes, we will always be friends. Oh! The waffles will get cold if you don't eat them now!"

Syrio's eyes, which had just turned red, were thrown into confusion by the sudden change of topic. When he came to his senses, he found a whole waffle in his arms.

He was no longer in a hurry to eat, as he knew Tia would protect him. He was safe now...

Tia bought a lot of delicious food, some of which she shared with Syrio, and some of which she shared with Tamara and the others.

Syrio ate a little bit of each dish, chatting with Tia about various things on the roadside while eating.

At the end of the meal, there was still some food left, but Syrio was already full before he finished it. The two of them strolled around the street and then went back.

Although Syrio didn't eat dinner, he still sat at the table.

In order to prevent Tia from waiting for him without dinner like last time, Joel finished work early and came home to eat.

"Brother! Thank you for letting me go out and play today! There are so many things to eat outside today, and I ate a lot of things I haven't eaten before. The third Mali dessert shop on that street is not delicious at all, but the chocolate at the eighth one is super delicious! Let's go there together next time..."

Although Joel did not go out with them today, he learned about Tia's schedule for this afternoon from her. It seemed as if he was also going out to play, and he felt that all the fatigue from a day's work was relieved.

Syrio also tried to add some things from time to time, and when he saw that no one was unhappy, he relaxed a little.

After dinner, Joel left to deal with some things that should be dealt with tomorrow.

"Syrio, this is a gift for you." Tia took out something mysteriously after Joel left.

Syrio thought that it must be a small gadget that Tia bought while they were eating and not paying attention, because the thing was even covered by Tia's small hand and it was impossible to tell what it was.

"what is it?"

"You'll know if you take a look." Tia raised her hands mysteriously, and Syrio unconsciously bent down to bring her hands to the level of his eyes.

His heartstrings tightened as his hands kept opening and closing, but when Tia completely let go of his hands, he couldn't help but be surprised.

The soft moonlight casts a shadow on the silver necklace, and underneath the chain hangs an intricately carved eagle, its wings fully spread out, as if ready to fly.

"Walls may have ears outside, but I still want to tell you, if they get you out again next time and you want to run, you can run to me and wait for them to pick you up next time."

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