This was tiring. All the shopping and the walking, and the boring time alone. Yeah he needed company. He needed friends. Well more of them. And maybe to be less standoffish. So he needed to be nicer. And learn to understand more English sayings.

Really he just needed to get better social skills. But w/e.

Pushing the door to the Hogs Head open Alex slipped inside and past some other students to a table off to the side. Dropping down into a seat he put his bags down beside him and leaned backwards, closing his eyes and just relaxing. Glad to be off his aching feet.