Conversation between Jackeline and Samantha. They were in Aelin's house. It was just the two of them inside.

"Hey, uh..." Jackeline said.

"Hmm? What’s up?" Samantha replied.

"About how I got here before you guys... I didn’t tell you, did I?"

"No, I don’t think so."

"The truth is that Martin sent me two days before you arrived here. I guess he knows about the temples and that they have already appeared, but they only open on their designated date, or something," Jackeline explained.

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"Oh, I see. But that’s strange. How can he know that?" Samantha asked.

"I don’t know either..." Jackie replied. "But at least he gave me these clothes. They're comfortable, keep me cool, and even repel mosquitoes."

"But they look a bit strange," Samantha said.

"Hey!... Well, you’re right. Hahaha."

They laughed together.

"And well... I wanted to mention something else. Right before our... fight, I had a backpack, but I left it in the woods near where we fought, and... I don’t know where it went... It had my university notes in it, which I was reviewing, and... Ugh. How awful..."

"Hmmm... I think I can help you with that."

She left the house and asked TRX to lend her the Infinity-Bag, which was with her at the moment, and handed it over. She went back inside the house. Oh, right. Mathias and the others were playing with Aelin outside.

"Maybe I can bring it back with this," Samantha said.

"The Infinity-Bag? Uh, that’s what it’s called, right? Mat told me that."

"Yeah, that’s what it’s called," she replied. "And so..."

She now approached the Infinity-Bag, and Jackeline looked at her confused.

"Please, could you hand me Jackeline's backpack?"

Samantha proceeded to pull something from the bag. The bag expanded, and something came out.

"That’s...," Jackeline said.

"Here it is," Samantha said, smiling, holding a backpack with a childlike design. "Wow... I like it, it’s cute."

"Th-that backpack is the one I lost when I was in elementary school..." Jackeline said.

"Oh... What?"