By a hill in the woods

Alex walked back to the pelts, from under which he brought a PET bottle filled with water back to the fireplace. "I came here by boat from Germany, but I'm originally Swedish. I've only been here for a day... " He scratched the back of his head. "Come to think of it, you're the first person I've had a conversation with since I left Europe." He poured water in the kettle and sat down on the ground on the opposite side of the fire, calmly observing her fascination.

Alex took a few seconds before replying: "No, I came here intentionally. It seems I've been registered here because of some family registers, my mother was a student here before she met my father. I had no idea this place existed until, like, last month?" He would keep his eyes on the her burned finger. "Are you okay there?"

He nodded as he saw that the finger was all right, but he frowned just a little bit. "No, I'm not looking for an education. I might find some suitable work, perhaps... I figured I'd get more in touch with all these supernatural things, it's rather interesting. And regarding how I found out, I met a guy in Germany who told me. I didn't get any invitation that I know of, but I was already registered so the process was smooth." He then took the kettle from the fire, as the water had started to boil. He went and got the teabags from his backpack and offered a cup of water and the teabags to the doll girl.

Alex smiled at the statement. "Yeah, all I ever knew was that my mother was... supernatural, and that I was a half blood. So now that I've learned more about it, it's really interesting. But tell me, what do you mean by 'keeper'?"

"You refer to your boss as your keeper?" Alex looked blankly at her for a moment and then shrugged. "What is it you do, then?" He asked, as he put out the fire by poking the burning firewood apart with a branch.