Winter
“You’re right. Heiterkeit on its own can mean cheerfulness. However, in this context, it’s actually serenity.”
“Oh!” She spun the notebook around and took her own pen to it. “A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine.”
“Exactly.”
Winter nodded to herself, flipping to the page in the book. “That makes way more sense. At first I was like, why is he cheerful about it? He’s just…finding tranquility. A kind of calm in being alone.”