Scene — Agram City.
Evening has fallen. The city hums with cars, shops, and buildings. A well-kept car pulls up in front of a house and three kids step out: Precious, Lior, and Shai.

Precious: “Huh — so this is the house.”
Lior: “It’s pretty nice.”
Shai: “Does it have enough space?”
Lior: “Yep, plenty of room.”

The house is built of wood and stone. A small wooden balcony runs along the entrance with four chairs, a table, and some flower pots. The trio go inside.

Right of the entrance is a door, a stairway, another room, and straight ahead is the living room with a mat, sofas, and a TV.

Shai: “Nice house.”
Lior: “Yeah — just needs a little cleaning.”
Precious: “Leave this to me.”

Precious snaps his fingers and the whole house is instantly spotless — dust and dirt vanish.

Lior & Shai: “What—?!”
Lior: “Precious, how did you do that?” (eyes wide)
Precious: “It’s my power.”
Shai: “Awesome!”

Precious: “Okay, the house is clean. Tomorrow’s the entrance exam, and we don’t have food right now.”
Lior: “But where’s the market around here?”
Shai: “We can split — two of us find the market and get food while the third finishes the last preparations.”
Lior: “Good idea.”
Precious: “I’ll go find the market. You two stay and wait.”
Lior: “Alone?”
Precious: “Don’t worry. I’m the oldest here anyway.”
Shai: “And I’m the weakest here.”
Kail (Precious’s Manas skill): “Weakest? Precious the weakest?! Who do you call powerful then?” (teasing tone)
Precious: “! …Alright, alright.”
Precious: “Don’t worry. Nothing will happen to me.”

Precious heads out.

He walks along a random street — soldiers riding horses, several cars passing, people walking, and lots of houses and inns.

Precious (thinking): “Okay, I need to buy this and that… first — where’s the market? DETECTION.”

He uses his skill to locate the market and follows the direction until he reaches the crowded bazaar.

Precious: “So this is the city market.”

Stalls and shops line the streets. Precious buys vegetables and staples — potatoes, carrots, and the like.

As he’s about to leave, he bumps into someone.

Precious: “Oh — sorry.”
That person: “No, I’m sorry.”
Precious: “Hm?”

The stranger’s face is partially covered by white cloth, hiding the right eye and most of the right side of their face — only the left eye and a small part are visible. The person walks away.

Precious: “Why were they wearing such a strange mask?”
Kail: “Huh! Why wear a mask at all?”
Precious: “Good question.”
Kail: “Let it be — something weird’s going on behind them.”
Precious: “I don’t have time. I have to get back. Let them do whatever they want.”
Kail: “As you wish.”

Precious returns to the house. Night falls and everyone prepares dinner.

Everyone: “Thanks for the food, god.” (they give thanks and sit to eat)

After they finish, Lior stands.

Lior: “Now it’s time to sleep.”
Precious: “So — who takes which room? Has it been decided?”
Shai: “There are two rooms with bunk beds, and another room with a double bed.”
Precious: “Which room are you taking?”
Lior: “I’ll take the double bed. Shai takes a bunk. You don’t have any choice — you’ll sleep in a bunk too.”
Precious: “—_— Couldn’t you just say that? Why the detailed explanation? Fine, I’ll sleep in a bunk.”
Lior: “Yep.”

Everyone goes to sleep.

Next morning. The three gather in the living room.

Precious: “Okay, time to go.”
Lior: “Let’s go.”
Shai: “Exam — here we come!”

They lock the house and head toward Doramai School.