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Unlike Gus, Asena hadn't come as prepared for the cold. Back home, it didn't get cold until December and she hadn't yet unpacked her winter wardrobe here as a result. Of course, she knew Scotland wouldn't be as forgiving in the colder months, but there was a small part of her that hoped the weather wouldn't turn so long as she didn't take her parka out of her trunk. So while he was busy enthusiastically explaining the concept of light travel as if she had never opened a science textbook in her life, She was focusing all her energy on keeping warm. Groundbreaking stuff, Gus. Did he think she was stupid? She had attended one of the most elite magical academies in the Mediterranean, she certainly didn't need a boy in distressed denim mansplaining the speed of light to her, tyvm.
But her annoyance was quickly eclipsed by a much more pressing issue the moment he announced his grand 'ta-da!' and they stepped fully into the open air.
Her stomach performed a violent, totally unwelcome drop. They were high up. Really high up. Way too high up. The railing looked entirely too low to be up to any sort of acceptable safety code, and the sweeping, dark expanse of the Hogwarts grounds plummeting away below them triggered a sharp spiking sensation in her chest. Absolutely not. She took a small step back, though careful not to show her distress otherwise. There was no way she was going to let the golden retriever of a boy next to her know that she was on the brink of an internal panic.
She wrapped her shawl around her shoulders tightly, lifting her chin slightly. "I think it is freezing," she answered honestly, careful not to look down beyond the railing. "And I assure you, Gus, they teach basic astronomy in Türkiye as well. I am aware of how light travels." She did, however, chance a look up at the sky, which was far less horrifying than looking down. "But the sky is beautiful tonight," the clarity, how many stars one could see, she could appreciate that. Tbh, probably because they were literally in the middle of absolute no where Scotland, but that was neither here nor there.
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