After they finished eating, they picked up the plates and placed them in the middle. Before heading to the exit of the cafe, Reinhard stopped at the front desk to pay while Marie and Joseph waited by the door.
The woman accepted the gold with a faint smile before thanking them and telling them to come back anytime.
They emerged into the evening air that carried a different quality than the afternoon.
The sun was setting, painting the sky in gradients of orange and pink that reflected off the white stone buildings and turned them golden.
Marie and Reinhard's gazes wandered across the city, taking in how the changing light transformed the building into something almost magical.
Smiles touched both their faces as they glanced at each other while pointing at some buildings.
Then they began heading back towards the hotel while navigating around the other people moving in the same direction.
"I'm happy we met a kind person like Miss Martha," Marie spoke up with a smile.
