Ren arrived at the hallway leading to Finch's 'open office,' mentally preparing for the banker's dramatic comments and Theodore's antics. But when he approached the window, he stopped upon realizing someone was already being attended.
Rather, three people.
Roran, Trent, and Jun were standing in front of the counter, their voices carrying that particular secretive tone that boys in their puberty had when they believed they were talking about "mature" topics.
Ren obviously recognized them immediately… They were classmates from his same year and attended in several of the same classes, all beneficiaries of the cultivation methods he had developed.
Roran now had a Silver 2 Giant Troll Dog, an impressive beast that would have cost him double the years of careful cultivation to achieve. Trent had managed to get his Fire Queen Ant to the same rank, and Jun had successfully cultivated his Silver Monkey to Silver 2 as well.
