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“Good point,” the prof concedes. “I’ll scope out our options and get back to you. I want to balance this. If Malia is the Star then she will need our highest level of protection, but even if she’s not, there’s still a lot of mystery surrounding this girl and we need to keep an eye on her.”
“Why?” Bhodi pipes up.
“I doubt that it’s a coincidence that since Malia’s been gone, the campus killings have stopped.”
“Do you think she’s a suspect?” Cove asks, eyes wide and disbelieving. I’m with him. He’s wrong. Just because the murders stopped while she was gone doesn’t mean she’s to blame. I don’t think the prof is right there, at all.
“I’m not willing to rule anything out until we have solid proof she’s the Star.”
“What will that look like?” I ask.
“I don’t know. I need to speak to the elders I guess. Until then, the original plan still stands. Reef, you need to get close to Malia and see if the pull is there, somehow. Could be difficult. Bhodi you need to make amends and stop being a dick—”
“You’re one to talk!” he retorts angrily.
“And Cove, it sounds like Malia could use a friend right now.”
I turn to the prof and study him. “I can probably hack the hospital’s records to give us the full picture and a copy of her prescription, if it helps. Maybe she has an outpatient appointment or something I can drop in on.”
“Good idea. If she’s been admitted for anything psychosis-related, therapy outpatient appointments will be mandatory for a short period of time at least. See if you can swing her a group therapy class and tag along.”
“Will do. What are you going to do?”
“I’m going to meet with the elders and present what we have so far, which is very little, and then take whatever advice they offer.”
“You’re going home?”
“This is our home, for the time being. But yes, I’m returning to Aerwyna.”
“Can we come?” Cove asks hesitatingly. I can hear the excitement and hope in his tone.
“No. You have your assignments here.”
“That’s not fair!” Bhodi whines.
“What’s not fair would be the eradication of our entire species if you left Malia unprotected and the Shikari came after her because she is the Star.”
“But—” he protests.
“Enough. Don’t you have essays to write or tests to study for?”
“You’re a real dick sometimes,” he mutters.
The prof smirks. He heads for the door, stopping only to look back over his shoulder and reply, “So I’ve been told.”
