And after Jax was done staring at the sword and the boots that had appeared in his hands he spotted Claude, Astrid's father, walking toward him through the dungeon gate chamber.
He turned to the girls quickly and said. "Listen, don't tell anyone about the dungeon and the mission for now as our deeds out there can throw us in a lot of trouble if they find out we were the ones responsible for centuries of wars and bloodshed. So just say the dungeon malfunctioned and threw us into a high-tier mission for now before we come up with a proper story."
Only Lavinia nodded among them and before Jax could say anything to the rest Claude had already reached them. So he turned and said. "I am sorry, Sir Aleris, for dragging you into our mess. I am aware that our disappearance would have caused some headaches from the academy to you as you own this place. But the thing is we were forced by some unknown factors or a glitch within the dungeon that made—"
