37 Trouble (1/2)

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The class continued the tour and finished by the afternoon. They then went onto the nearby inn that was reserved for their use and spent the rest of their time doing whatever they wanted.

Many of Raven's classmates were talking about him and the situation that occured inside the Beast Domestication Center. Most of their discussions inside weren't really a secret to them since Raven allowed them to hear it. As for the other things, he made sure to isolate the sound so that only the three of them could hear it.

As Raven and his crew talked, none of them were aware of the things that's about to go down after they exited, except for Raven of course since he was the one who started it.

Speaking of which, Chief Director Maddock immediately moved as soon as the students were out. He, along with his most trusted aides, immediately scoured the whole center to look for the things that the suspicious people left. Unfortunately, even Maddock himself were stumped and can't point out exactly where the problem lies.

Feeling helpless, he sent someone to pass a message to Jackson which also contained an invitation for Raven himself.

Since the resting place of the students weren't really far from the center, the message was immediately received by Jackson, who suddenly showed up in front of Raven and his crew.

”What's up Sir Jackson? Anything I could help you?”

Jackson was honestly a little bummed about the way he talks so casually but didn't really voiced it out.

”I just have some questions for you about Hopper, mind if we talk in private for a moment?”

”Sure!” Raven nodded and faced his crew before leaving, he pointed on the floor and said: ”I'll be out for a bit. Behave okay?”

He sounded like a parent to his friends which also didn't sit well to Jackson. That's because he didn't knew the underlying meaning to Raven's words, only his brothers could tell what he truly wanted to say, the girls might have a bit of an idea as well. As soon as they left, the atmosphere inside the room became a little strange.

”Something's up.” Ellen immediately said. Anne and Luna immediately nodded and looked at the boys. Mark and Paul laughed wryly since this was a sign that the girls needed explanation.

”You saw him pointing on the floor before he left right?” Mark asked, the girls nodded, he then continued by saying: ”That meant two things. One, he wants us to stay here and don't leave. Two, he wants us to remain alert. I think somethings about to go down and he doesn't want us to be in danger.”

”That's a bit...disappointing. I thought that somehow we could help him out. I mean he helped us out a lot right? It doesn't sit well to me that we can't even be of assistance to him.” Anne said in a downcast manner.

”Not only you…” Paul chimed in, ”It doesn't sit well for all of us. But what can we do? I don't want to demoralize anyone but even if we team up against him he could probably defeat us with a handicap. It sucks that we can't help but I think will just get in his way if he brought us with him. The best thing to do is to do what he says.”

No one said anything after that. All of them had many thoughts in their head but it won't help with their current situation.

They're not dense.

They knew that they're incredibly weak right now. What Paul said was accurate, they will just get in the way if he brought them along. From here on out, they could only hope that whatever he does, he will be safe.

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”Young Friend Raven! I apologize for disturbing your rest but we really need your assistance here.” Maddock immediately stepped forward and bowed to him. The people behind him were instantly flabbergasted by his actions…