89 Who Will Be Right? 2 (1/2)

Ri looked down, realizing she was no longer on the ground, and could only shake her head, 'this guy is so over the top.'

Dyon looked down at Ri who was now beside him as they soared out one of the openings of the 2nd floor and into the large and open inner space, ”Are you sure you won't reconsider?”

Ri looked up in confusion, ”reconsider what?”

”Me calling you beautiful, of course,” Dyon said with a grin.

Ri hit Dyon's shoulder, ”your words are decidedly less pure than Lyla's. Have you even been back to visit that little girl? She misses you.”

Dyon thought back to the adorable little 5-year-old girl with the beautiful eyes and long pink hair, ”I haven't been back, but I'm constantly keeping tabs on the situation through Little Black.”

”Oh? You can establish a mental link with Little Black. He must not be an ordinary beast then,” Ri said thoughtfully.

Dyon smiled. He was aware that only the best of beasts had strong enough talent to allow mental links. Weaker creatures would die from the strain.

”She really means it when she says you're the most beautiful girl she's ever seen, you know. I never hear her say that about anyone else, even her favorite nanny, Ms. Everdeen.”

Ri smiled, ”I know she means it. I can tell. You on the other hand, are evil.”

”Too bad you think that way, Ri,” Ri didn't know why, but she trembled when Dyon said her name, ”Because I really mean it when I say it too.”

Ri looked over at Dyon, expecting to see his normal playful grin, but, he wasn't even looking at her. His eyes were focused ahead, a light smile playing his features.

Ri smiled, but said nothing.

**

While Ri and Dyon were slowly making their way to the now grand event, the geniuses of the major families and academies were arriving.

Uncle Acacia could only shake his head and sigh. He had told Ri ages ago to go and get the boy, but it seemed like she had late tendencies comparable to even Dyon.

Near the center of the large square structure's inner space, a coliseum rose out of the ground. It had almost a kilometer-long radius and rose higher in the air than even the structure that surrounded it.

In a high up structure around a table, Headmaster Acacia sat with two other headmasters of comparable demeanor. Mathilde Academy was headed by a member of the Grimbold major family. A stoic man with broad shoulders and striking red hair that denoted their family. Florence Academy was headed by a member of the Nodin major family. His green hair was as dark as his eyes. His figure was similar to headmaster Acacia's, being sharp and stifling.