"First, I'd like to raise a toast for our fallen comrades who had sacrificed their lives to give us and the city a better future. For Gustavo, Gil, Bruno, Luis…" The mayor counted the names of the fallen one by one.
"For the fallen!" Everyone raised their wine and drank.
"Brother Ken, I see you can handle your liquor," Elodie sat down next to Ken and complimented when she saw him drink.
"Alcohol is bad for my growth and development, I destroy it with my Alchemical Qi while it's still in my mouth," Ken shrugged. He treated it the same way he treated other poisons as he did not want to get drunk.
"That's no fun, you should drink a real cup with me, or I might think you're not truly seeing me as a sister," A slight blush adorned her tanned cheeks from the alcohol as she poured down the wine for both of them. Inwardly, she was surprised to hear he was an alchemist as well.