Jace snuck in the Great Hall in a calm pace...and sat quietly at the far end of the table. He didn’t feel like mingling with anyone right now. All he wanted was some peace and quiet and his warm bed. Unfortunately, he has to endure the Feast with all the noisy and hungry kids who were one by one entering the Great Hall.

The half-Japanese kid glanced up at the Staff table, and was mildly surprised with the new faces. His heart sank when Ichihara-sensei was no longer in her seat. She must be back in Japan now, yes? For some odd reason, he pictured her strolling with Ryunosuke-sensei in a Sakura laden street. Wait...are they...a couple? Jace blinked at the possibility...and sighed. Both of his teachers are home, and he wished he was home too.

Without a sound, he pulled out a couple of crumpled chiyogami prints from his pocket and started to make a crane origami. Said origami was his 459th piece out of a thousand.