Urbanization hadn't yet reached Crestfall, so the town didn't have many original inhabitants. As a result, if anything happened to any family, the news would quickly spread among the local gossips.
On top of that, entertainment options were very simple, and gossip was the most interesting pastime of them all.
Thanks to them, and all because of Vera Xavier's one visit, half of Crestfall now knew that the aloof and outstanding Nathaniel Nathan had a girlfriend. And his girlfriend wasn't just anyone—she was a fairy-like beauty, gorgeous beyond belief. As the rumor mill churned, it even transformed Vera into a doctor with extraordinary medical skills.
Of course, Vera didn't know about any of this yet. She had visited the Nathan family home once that afternoon to save Master Nathan, but she hadn't taken a close look around. Now, entering with Nathaniel, she realized that while his home wasn't particularly large, it was exquisitely decorated.
