Chapter 318 - Another Assesment? (1/2)
A lot had happened in the last few days. All that anyone could talk about in the academy was news of what had just happened a few days ago. Everywhere Ray would turn it would be about the Redwings. It felt a little awkward at the same time since a lot of the conversations were talking about the King, Ray.
Sitting down at their tables, was Van, Max and Ray, and the three of them were surrounded bu pupils currently. Not only that but nearly all of the other students had come in to talk to Del's class. Everyone knew they had been saved first hand by the Redwings.
And it turns out it wasn't just any member, but the King of the Redwings.
”Hey max, is it true you know the king on a first name basis?”
Max then peaked out of the corner of his eye to look at Ray, but he seemed uninterested.
”Yeah, he and my sister actually know each other,” Max said nervously.
”Your sister is Slyvia, right? I heard she's quite high up in the Redwings rank, does this mean that the Heart family are going to relocate to the Redwing army?”
”Wait seriously, aren't some of the Hearts Generals and captains of the Alure kingdom? If they do move, it will weaken the Alure kingdom power greatly.”
”Guys relax,” Max said, ”What Slyvia is doing right now is not related to the Heart family in any way. She's her own person.”
Max did worry a bit about his brothers in the army. The news had spread everywhere, and he was sure right now they were being bombarded with questions, perhaps even questioning their loyalty. But what the public didn't know was the Alure kingdom and the Redwings were actually on good terms.
”I want to meet him again,” Norah said with her face all red as she thought about him. ”Now that he's a King, the two of us can get married, and our kingdoms can get closer together.”
”And it will just make you an instant target for the empire.” Bliss said, ”But seriously, I understand that he was the one that saved us all back then, but to me, he seemed kind of scary.”
”How so?”
”Do you not remember what he did to Blake? Although Blake deserved it, he could have been dealt with in other ways. And I have a feeling what he said is true as well. The way that Ray was taunting him by using his lightning powers and the smile on his face. I think he really did steal his ability.”
”About that?” Norah said, ”I hear he's actually been practising with one of the tower masters to control another element and he's learning pretty quickly.”
”Hmm, I wonder what it will be,” Bliss said.
Meanwhile, Van was currently sitting down in a daze himself. For the first time, he had used his powers to save someone. It might not have been a human, but it was a companion, the wolf Noir. It felt good for once that his powers were used to protect instead of bringing danger.
He just wished he could do it more often.
'Why have I been cursed' Van thought.