Tis and Hefei were still too young to fully grasp the concept of games. To them, any activity where a group gathered and did something together could be called "playing a game."

Noa decided to let Hefei join in for two reasons:
First, having more participants would help cover for her “eavesdropping plan.”
Second, Hefei had been standing off to the side alone, looking rather pitiful, and Noa couldn’t bear to leave her out.

Now, some might wonder:
"Princess Noa, how do you understand so much about how little kids perceive games?"

Well, Princess Noa had only …