"Lina, when do you think we'll get to Blood Port?"
"I don't know."
"Lina, do you think things will have changed a lot over there?"
"I don't know."
"Lina, I heard they built a new Stellar Furnace. You'll probably have to go inside it."
"Oh."
Little Gwen looked at Lina in boredom. "Why are you being so indifferent?"
Lina rolled her eyes, not wanting to bother with her.
"Come to think of it, I have a property in Blood Port. I heard my friend bought it jointly using our identities, and my name's on the deed."
Lina glanced at her and sneered. "You haven't gone back for so long. Your friend has probably already taken it over. I've seen that sort of thing plenty of times."
"She wouldn't."
"You trust your friend that much? You'll regret it soon enough."
"Not really. It's mainly because the mortgage isn't paid off yet. If she took my name off it, she'd have to pay the mortgage herself."
"..."
Lina choked on her words.
"Has one of your houses ever been taken over by someone?"
"Impossible! I... how could I do something that stupid?!" Lina sprang to her feet in anger, glaring viciously at Little Gwen.
"Hey, it's fine. It's all in the past anyway. Besides, once the Stellar Furnace is built, won't you have a new house?" Little Gwen stood up and patted Lina's back, trying to soothe the Named One, who had begun hissing.
Lina rolled her eyes furiously.
After a long while, she finally spoke in a low voice. "I did buy one before, but it was absolutely never taken over by anyone!"
"Tell me what happened."
Lina hesitated for a while, but in the end, she gave in to Little Gwen's curious gaze. With a sigh, she began, "A... very