Soon, they marched back to the city, where they were welcomed with happiness and joy. The first to meet them were the madmen… or rather, the researchers, with their unkempt hair and rough clothing.
They quickly gathered and instructed the Awakeners in the city to drag the bear back to the institute, while Lucien invited the archers to tour their shelter.
Vanin and the other archers nodded. Although, compared to their own city, this one was inferior, the effort put into it was still visible.
This was a shelter—and there were a lot of Awakeners here.
Lucien was told to rest and recover, while Daemon and Jeff took charge in his absence.
Although everything seemed calm and amiable, Lucien would be a fool to believe it was because they cared about other humans.
No.
It was because he was a One-Star Awakener.
They acknowledged him because of that. If not, they might have already ravaged this shelter.
Lucien didn't want to sleep.
