Headmistress: "You may disagree or even—not like me anymore but that girl in the infirmary is my daughter…"Neither of us was expecting it but we immediately understood why the Headmistress was so upset. I might not have a lot of family but I"d do anything if they asked.
Rayna: "She"s still in the infirmary, yes?"
Headmistress: "She is… but she hasn"t woken up since Young Mi was with her."
Rayna: "You should go to her, Headmistress."
Steven: "We"ll clean this up…"
Rayna: "Yes… there won"t be any trace of them left… except for Sophie."
Headmistress: "Thank you, both. I owe you a great deal for your troubles."
Steven: "After our a.s.signment is done and we go home, you should stop by to visit if you have the chance."
Rayna: "We"ll accommodate you if you want to stay on the capital isle. I have a room in the Tower; Steven has a cozy cabin."
Headmistress: "Thank you… I actually have to stop by once your a.s.signment is finished."
We all stood up to finish our tasks and be on our way. The Headmistress, however, grabbed my hands and slowly inched slowly towards me. I knew what she was up to! A kiss! I would"ve let her but once I saw the ring on her finger, it suddenly didn"t sit well with me and I pulled away.
Steven: "I don"t think this is a good idea, Headmistress."
Headmistress: "I… I…"
Steven: "I know that you need someone right now."
Headmistress: "Then…"
Steven: "But I"m not the one, sorry."
She dips her head and silently continues out the door. Rayna and I didn"t know what to say at first. A moment of silence felt appropriate before we really did he back to cleaning up the mess we made.
Rayna: "You turned her down? That"s unusual, you"re usually a sucker towards women that make the first move."
Steven: "You really think I"m like that?"
Rayna: "You"re single. It wouldn"t surprise me."
Steven: "Have some faith will you?"
Rayna: "How can I? You"re acting strangely."
Steven: "She"s married… I don"t want to make that mistake."
Not again, at least.
We lifted the deceased and laid them on the wheelbarrow to dispose of them later. Sophie was very quiet as she watched us. I had to move her if I wanted to continue cleaning. She flinched when I reached my hands out to lift and move her to one of the benches. I know she deserves the punishment but I"m having mixed feelings considering the possibility of her being pregnant.
It"s probably best for me not to say anything.
Rayna: "She did all this for her daughter…"
Steven: "Yes…"
Rayna: "Would you do the same if it happened to me? If I was kidnapped?"
If Rayna were kidnapped, who would be the one in trouble? On the off chance that it would happen if definitely come to help her out. I know she"ll help me out and I"ll return the favor anytime. It would be the least I could do.
Steven: "Yes…"
Rayna: "Really?"
Steven: "Don"t get kidnapped."
Rayna: "You don"t hate me do you?"
I stopped and looked at her, wondering what she meant. Then I realized it was about the students.
Steven: "No, I don"t… an example had to be made for the safety of the Academy."
Why is she even questioning it? She"s always confident!
I set my focus on mopping up the blood. Luckily for me, I know a very strong base mixed with water will be all I need. With a mop, I hit the bloodied floor hard until my arms started feeling heavy. The biohazard should be taken care of after such a vigorous cleaning. The areas that I swept were much lighter in color, making it an eyesore for anyone that has pride in cleaning. Though, it"s better than having bloodstains.
Rayna: "We did a good job. When did you learn to clean blood off the floor? It"s hard to remove if you don"t know what you"re doing."
Steven: "It"s, uh, one of those things you know."
Rayna: "Really?"
I had to clean my friend"s blood off the couch while she was comatose. That could be single-handedly the worst moments of my life. I never felt so worthless and depressed. The memories slowly start to creep back in and I end up losing my composure. Becoming frozen in place, it just so happens that remembering it makes me dizzy…
Steven: "I"d… rather not talk about it."
Rayna: "Steven?"
Steven: "…please…"
Dark memories!
Considering that all of our work was done, it was just a matter of tying up loose ends. Sophie was sitting, leaning against the wall, covered in bruises and scratches. I wonder what someone like her is thinking of.
No matter what, I want her to go to prison and reflect. With the bruises, it"s possible she can end up like Geralda and pa.s.s away from internal bleeding. That can"t happen! I sat in front of her and used a liberal amount of magic to heal the bruises.
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Rayna: "What are you doing to her?"
Steven: "Healing magic."
Rayna: "You shouldn"t waste your magic on someone like her."
Steven: "I"m going to anyway…"
The guard finally comes in after I finish up with the magic. The only way she could bleed out is through a wound deep inside I missed.
Steven: "There… no chance of you dying on your way to prison."
Sophie: "Th… th… thank you…"
She mumbled.
For a bandit, she looks really timid. I wonder if she even chose to become one or her friends convinced her.
Guard #1: "I see… the worst has pa.s.sed."
Rayna: "Sorry, we don"t know where to put the bodies."
Guard #1: "Not a problem… I"ll throw them in the forest somewhere. n.o.body will find them and soon, they"ll fade and n.o.body will remember who they were."
What a sad fate…
It"s what happens when they cross the wrong person.
The guard counts the bodies in the wheelbarrow and points to Sophie. He grabs her by the arm making her flinch again. He didn"t know what had happened to her and takes it as defiance, tightening his grip around her.
Guard #1: "What about this one?"
Steven: "Hey, easy with her…"
Rayna: "Headmistress wants her to be arrested. Be careful with her, we"re not sure if she"s pregnant."
Guard #1: "There"s a smallholding area down a way. It"s comfortable and warm just like the dorms but if it"s as you say; it"s not a problem. She"ll stay there before one of our lieutenants escorts her to the capital."
Now it"s out of our hands and no longer an issue for us. We ambled onto the cold path road of the Academy to Rayna"s dorm. We were greeted by Young Mi"s soft voice; a blessing to us both.
Young Mi: "Welcome back."
Rayna: "We"re back."
We take off our shoes and sit down on the bed together. I"ve been standing for so long that my feet feel relieved.
Young Mi: "Steven?"
Steven: "Sorry, Young Mi, my feet hurt…"
Young Mi: "It must"ve been laborious for both of you."
Rayna: "Nothing we couldn"t handle. The Headmistress might make us write down a report of what we did exactly but that won"t happen for a while."
Young Mi: "Why?"
Rayna: "She"s…"
Steven: "She"s making sure the student in the infirmary makes a full recovery before anything else."
Young Mi: "Is that student important to her?"
Rayna: "She"s the Headmistress" daughter."
Young Mi: "Oh dear… Headmistress… her daughter will be fine, I made sure of that."
Rayna: "She"ll come around soon."
Young Mi: "How did Steven perform?"
Rayna: "Fantastic, I didn"t need to yell at him. He was a little spooked at the end after… well… the Headmistress executed the bandits."
Steven: "I"m sorry… the locker room was my limit… I know that now."
Rayna: "Did it scare you? You didn"t have to stay in there, y"know."
Steven: "No, it made me realize that we"re all a little screwed in the head."
I laid back onto the bed and close my eyes.
Rayna: "You shouldn"t talk like that, it"s not like you to be a cynic."
Young Mi: "I was thinking… we should revise our promise… we can"t kill anyone unless we absolutely have to protect ourselves or another person."
Steven: "Right, it"s probably for the best. I"d rather not talk about killing someone right now; justified or not. So, don"t hold it against me."
Rayna: "I don"t hold it against you. I"ll do anything for you and you know that."
I felt something light brushing against my face. It was Rayna"s vanillscented hair as she leaned down to surprise me with a kiss on the cheek.
Steven: "This was unexpected!"
Young Mi: "Should I give you 2 some personal time alone?"
Rayna: "Eh? N-no, we wouldn"t do that to you, Young Mi."
Steven: "Not at all!"
To keep herself from getting embarra.s.sed, Rayna quickly changes the subject.
Rayna: "Do you think we"re in the right executing those bandits without a fair trial?"
Young Mi: "I"ve been on the extreme end of both sides. It"s something that I wish I could go back and change. You both know the life I had before. If I didn"t do that then maybe I"d never become a Wight in the first place…"
Steven: "If you never became a Wight, we"d never be able to meet someone as amazing as Young Mi."
Rayna: "Yeah, you"re the most interesting person I"ve met, Young Mi."
Young Mi: "I apologize… I"ve had a habit of getting upset about my past."
She sighs then laughs.
Young Mi: "I don"t regret the life I had. My choices could"ve been better but if I never became a Wight, I wouldn"t have met so many unique people like everyone in our group."
The most unique person right now would be the little girl we found. I had almost forgotten about her! Hopefully, Madelyn had done everything for me and fed her.
Steven: "s.h.i.t… I almost forgot about that girl we found."
Rayna: "Where did she go?"
Steven: "To my dorm."
Young Mi: "You found a little girl?"
Steven: "Yeah, she was locked behind a cell inside the fort."
Young Mi: "Oh, that poor little child!"
I get up and slip into my shoes. Before I left for my dorm, I made sure Rayna and Young Mi were going to be fine.
Steven: "Well, I"m going back to check on her. I"ll see you both later."
Young Mi: "Come back anytime."
Rayna: "See you soon."