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The next day, Asrael didn't come out of his room, and somehow, the idea of locking his window no longer sounded good.
It was quiet all morning, Dante had slept in his own bed, and no one really spoke. it was only Eirik that seemed normal, but he didn't talk either.
”Arius?” Zuna couldn't take it anymore, she had been listless all day, and the guilt was eating at her. ”I feel bad.”
”Don't we all?” Arius wasn't too sure about Eirik though.
”It's my fault.” She'd always been the type to go all out, often times treating danger with little caution.
”Yea, it is your fault,” Arius didn't deny it, even though he wanted to. ”But I suppose it's best this way.”
”How is this better?” She was slightly irked. ”I've basically traumatized him!”
”No, his fear has something to do with him making a mistake. You can tell by the way he refused your apology.” Arius explained. ”Hopefully, he'll either learn from that mistake, or try to fix it.”
”I've still traumatized him...” Zuna didn't want to force the kid to change through traumatic experiences.
”Zuna, there is nothing you can do.”
”Will he be okay?”
”Everything will be fine.” Arius truly believed that everything would turn out okay. Even if it didnt, at least he knew now that Eirik's ability was truly formidable.
It wasn't until noon that something interesting happened. Arius got a call from David, telling him to check his mailbox. Apparently his private investigator licenses had come, but he never called David again to discuss it.
He was given a few options of things to investigate, and they weren't beginner cases. After looking the list over, he was leaning towards a specific case, but not because it involved puppies.
”What's that?” Dante saw the card in Arius's hand.
”My private investigator license.” He told the boy.
Zuna perked up at that notion. ”How did you get that?”
Arius sighed. ”Long story.” Not really, he just didn't want to explain that he was too lazy to put work into getting it. ”Oh, I got a new job for the bunny gang.”