Haiden:
This time, Ian nodded to himself after thinking it over.
"I will make sure the Academy does not start again, and this time, I will make my father help me," he stated.
His words made us look at him more seriously.
"And if anyone pressures my father about the Academy, he will threaten to break the towers and their power. I am sure nobody will be foolish enough to risk that."
When he finished, new hope rose in all of us. At that point, we were truly waiting for a miracle, and this threat might be the one thing that could give it to us.
While we were cheering and talking happily, I saw Mariana appear in a black dress. She looked through the crowd until she saw me, then walked toward us.
I signaled Ian and Troy to be careful as she headed our way, and Troy quickly changed the subject.
"Yeah, it is raining so much. I hate rainy weather," Troy remarked, then went quiet when she arrived.
"I hope I am not bothering you three," she said, and we shook our heads.
