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He’s not the only one. None of them seem happy about the suggestion.
I shrug, “Although I don’t like it, I think it’s probably the best idea, especially as Kysen suggested we need to keep everything as normal as possible. We can all make sure that we keep the Bond Lines open, and I’ll have Ghost and Knot with me as well. They’ll let me know whether we’re under any threat before we realise that we are.”
The familiars in question both squawk loudly, letting us know that they’re in agreement. I’m just hoping that whatever happens, they will be able to help us with it because they were with us when we got pulled into the Goddess' vision, and they didn’t follow. I can only assume that’s because they couldn’t and not because they didn’t want to. They never allow me to go somewhere dangerous without them, and although we were fortunate enough that it was the Goddess that pulled us in, I have to assume that’s a power that all Gods have, and therefore, Kronos does too, so there is a chance that if he chose to, he could pull me or even us into a vision and the familiars couldn’t help us.
There really isn’t a better situation though, so I’m going to have just to hope that if Kronos can do that, he would’ve done it already, and since he hasn’t, he’s not going to. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t other risks, the teachers are a big one, especially now that we know that they’re being controlled, and could be commanded to do pretty much anything. The other issue though, is that because of that, I don’t want to have to hurt them in order to protect ourselves because, at the end of the day, they are actually innocent in this situation. They have no control over their actions.
That makes this tricky and prompts me to say, “Is there any way that we can disarm and render someone useless instead of hurting them?”
“Why?” Cole asks.
I quickly explain my reasoning and looks of understanding cross all of their faces.
“So, we need something that can keep us and them safe, but that doesn’t involve us having to stay present or use our own magic to keep them disarmed. Maybe like a spell or something?” I conclude.
“I have a lot of books in my room; I’m sure I saw a spell in one of them that could pretty much just put the person to sleep for a predetermined amount of time,” Asher says, his eyes furrowing as he tries to remember. He’s a knowledge demon, which means knowledge is what he feeds on, but he consumes so much that he obviously has trouble remembering it.
“That would work,” Kyle agrees. He then adds thoughtfully, “I know you guys want to keep everything as normal as possible, but you did walk out of a lesson yesterday, so why don’t you take advantage of that and use the fact that no one bothered to turn up to teach you yesterday as an excuse to stay up in one of the rooms and study the books that Asher’s got?”
“I agree with Kyle. We’ve actually had a good opportunity this time to stay up here, and it won’t rouse too much suspicion, so you should take advantage of it,” Levi agrees.
“And as you stated, Sage, you’re going to be just as at risk up here as you are down in the classroom. At least up here you have a chance to look for some spells that could help us as well,” Harry adds.
I share a look with Erin and Cole, making sure that they’re okay with it; when they both shrug, I reply, “Yeah, that sounds good. We can actually surround ourselves with more weapons in our rooms too.”
“Good point, and since books are heavy and I know for a fact how many he has in there, I suggest that we set it up in our room,” Cole adds.
“Yeah, that sounds good. We can meet there after breakfast and when the guys go to their classes,” Erin agrees, and I nod. I’d much rather be up here actually doing something rather than in a classroom either being insulted and spoken down to or just ignored altogether.
“The same rules apply though, don’t close down the Bond Lines and check in regularly. If any of you get even a whiff of a strange feeling or anything along those lines, then you tell us immediately. I know that we’d all rather rush up here for a false alarm than have you alert us too late and risk something happening to you,” Jax adds firmly, worry evident in his eyes.
I nod, “Okay, those rules are pretty easy to follow. You all need to keep an eye on the teachers and how close they’re watching you, see if anything stands out as particularly odd.”
“Or even if they have something on them that is the same, like a pendant or something, that could be helping to keep them under control,” Dash suggests.
Maverick nods, “That’s a good idea; otherwise, the object would have to be really powerful, which wouldn’t be unheard of since presumably it’s powered by Kronos, who is a God, but I don’t think that is the case here if it were a single object controlling them then that would mean it would have to have serious range, because the teachers aren’t bound to stay here at the academy they can come and go as they please, like Cain. So, it would make more sense if there was maybe an initial single object to control them and then once they were under that control, they each had something given to them that they had to keep on them at all times, and that helped to keep that control over them,” Maverick replies.
“Well, that is definitely something that we need to keep an eye out for tomorrow,” Jax agrees. He glances at his watch, “Which isn’t as far away as I would’ve liked it to be.”
“Jax is right. We all know what we’re doing, but for now, we need to try and get as much sleep as we can; I have a feeling we’re going to need it,” Levi adds.
While we’ve been talking, several people have started yawning and I’ve gradually been leaning heavier on Hunter, whose arm is wrapped tightly around me and who might really be the only thing holding me up. I’m exhausted. Everyone says a vague goodbye and heads to their rooms. I have to admit that by the time I get into bed, snuggled between Hunter and Maverick, I have no idea how I got there, and I’m too tired to try to figure it out; I just let my eyes close and fall into a deep sleep.
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Morning and the guy’s alarms come far too quickly, and I could swear that we’ve only been asleep for ten minutes. I groan, and Maverick and Hunter each give me a sleepy kiss before they both get up and start grumbling.
“I’m going to start the coffee for everyone,” Maverick states, his voice gruff with sleep and sounding super fucking sexy.
Once the door closes behind them and the room falls quiet again, I become so tempted to fall back to sleep, but I know that I can’t; we’ve got to go through Asher’s books today to try and find something to keep the teachers safe if they’re ordered to attack or take us.
I curse the fact that I’m being sensible for once and get up. I deliberately chose clothes that are comfortable and easy to move in, knowing that Cole and Erin will be doing the same. As I step into the main part of our dorm room, a massive yawn overtakes my features, and Kai thrusts a coffee cup into my hands, looking just as exhausted as I do.
“We woke up late, so we’re heading out. We’re going to walk you to Cole’s room though,” Levi tells me as he kisses me quickly, which prompts everyone else to kiss me quickly as well before we head out of the door and down the hall a little bit until we get to Cole’s room.
Much like the other night, the door opens as we get to it, and out come a tired looking Kysen, Asher, and Ty.
“Hey guys,” Kysen greets with a yawn and then adds, “Harry has gone ahead to speak to some of the people that he’s known here for a while. They’re actually some of the only ones that aren’t treating him or any of us any differently. He’s going to get them to keep an eye on the teachers as well since they’ve noticed they’re acting weird anyway. They’re also going to see what the other students are saying since they’re talking more freely around them than they are us. I think he’s missing hanging out with them. It’s been a while.”
