Chapter 144 - Two for one (1/2)

Jack had been following Slyvia for a while now waiting for the right chance to approach her. It wasn't the fact that students weren't allowed to see Elders or anything, after all, Ray saw Von all the time and Von even acted as Ray's teacher.

It was because Slyvia was currently being called into meeting after meeting. The city was in chaos and now that Slyvia was an Elder, she was required to join these meetings. Finally, Slyvia had just finished her last meeting of the day.

She exited the dark gloomy meeting room and started to stretch out her limbs just outside.

”I think I'm going to go catch up with the others,” Slyvia said to Von.

Slyvia no longer stayed in the dorms and was required to sleep in her own separate room in a different part of the academy. The location wasn't known to most and it was to be kept a secret. The living conditions where 10 times better and Slyvia always had a black knight standing outside her door as a guard.

Von would make sure that the black knight was someone he personally knew, as he didn't want to take any chances.

After Slyvia finished her meetings she would make it routine to head to the dorms and hang out with her old roommates for a while. It was the only thing keeping her sane. She would do her best to keep them updated with the latest information, she even told them information that they shouldn't have known.

Although this wasn't too much a problem as technically everyone was an ex elder.

”I will escort you to the dorms, it will be safer that way,” Von said with a smile.

Slyvia nodded and the two of them started to head to the student dorms.

Over the last week or so Slyvia had become an Elder which brought her closer to Von. They nearly spent every second together. Von was always patient and gentle with Slyvia when he explained things to her and always chose to stay with her.

Just as the two of them were walking down the hallway that connected the academy with the dorms, Jack stepped out in front of them.

”I need to speak to you Slyvia,” Jack said.

Slyvia looked at Von before answering.

”Okay, where should we go?”

”It needs to be alone.”

”If it's as important as I think it is, then he comes along as well. I trust him.”

Jack thought about it for a while. Ray had asked him to invite as many members into Red wings as possible and Von used to be Ray's teacher so Jack actually so no harm in Von knowing about it.

”Okay.”

The three of them went to the dorms and into one of the empty rooms. There were plenty of empty rooms ever since the incident at the Arena and they had been left empty ever since. The three of them checked the room and outside to see if anyone was listening before Jack made his request.

”I'll try to make this quick and short,” Jack said, ”I've been asked to invite you to join a group called the Red Wings and not only that but by the leader personally.”

”Who's the leader?” Slyvia asked.

”I believe you remember the man who saved us at the arena? his name was Nes. He said that the academy is in danger, not just from the shadow plague but from itself as well and you now being an Elder are in danger. If you join the group, he will promise you protection where ever you are.”

Slyvia was deep in thought, it was true that her life was in danger. She could see the way the other elders looked at her. If it wasn't for Von then the other elders most likely would have done something to her by now. She also knew that she couldn't rely on Von's protection forever.