As soon as Joshua turned back to his table, a silent dismissal, Adam also left. He moved away from the tense atmosphere of the Golden Group's section and headed towards the main exit of the cafeteria.
His team members, the five he had chosen for the competition and the rest of the eighty-strong New Warriors, followed him from behind. They moved as a single, uncertain unit.
They had many questions in their minds. But Adam, instead of turning to answer their questions or to offer them any words of encouragement, was just walking ahead.
His team members walking behind him were thinking about what their leader "Eric" was thinking at this time. They couldn't understand anything about what he was going to do next.
