Jerome laughed. "Even better this way. Honestly, with nearly 30 alchemists on the table, anyone would get greedy."

Andrew turned his head toward the edge of the cliff.

There, Jovan was taking care of Mikayla. The teenager was busy fussing over her, running back and forth with awkward devotion, yet he never said a word, never dared meet her eyes, and never initiated a conversation.

Andrew could not help but smile. A sheltered kid like Jovan, lacking real-world experience, had an incredibly nai