Two days had passed since the capital exploration disaster.
Jax sat alone on a wooden bench in a small park, arms crossed, staring at nothing.
The day after his blowout with Seris, he'd been shipped off to Astryx Academy with her for the trial which will happen tomorrow. The entire carriage ride had been silent. Suffocatingly silent.
She didn't say a word. Neither did he.
'Stubborn bitch,' Jax thought. 'All I wanted was a few coins to help those needy women. Is that so wrong?'
His ego refused to let it go.
When they'd arrived at the academy's underground base—a massive cavern beneath the floating island—Seris had handled everything with the patrol guards. They searched both of them thoroughly, weapons confiscated temporarily, then led them to a glowing magic circle etched into the stone floor.
Seris stepped in first. Whoosh. She vanished in a flash of light.
Jax grinned. 'Nice. Instant teleportation tech.'
He stepped into the circle. Whoosh.
