‘ d’you, like, believe in hexes and such ? ’ leena asked out of sheer curiosity as she wrapped her arms around herself, a rather weak attempt to stay warm. she’d forgotten her coat at king candy’s earlier that day, which was just one out of multiple incidents she’d been faced with the last 8 hours. ‘ you see, i think i might be cursed or something ? but also i do have an important test tomorrow so the timing is a bit unfortunate, because i can’t fail. a horseshoe is a lucky charm, right ? maybe i should sleep with one of those under my pillows tonight. to reverse my bad luck and such, ’ jubileena thought at loud before pausing for a moment, realizing how all of that must sound to him. shooting him a small smile despite shivering visibly at a cool breeze, she continued; ‘ on a scale from one to the old lady in new holland who yells at plants, how crazy do i sound ? ’