Choosing One's Path
Even after Kai Dawnsworn departed with Michael Swift, the corridors and courtyards of Greenhold Academy remained buzzing with tension.
The students and faculty could not shake the image of the determined boy. Kai and Boomer had never complained about the injustices of the Fall Quarter Examinations. They had accepted the academy's punishment in silence, yet, when it mattered most, they had risen to defend Greenhold Academy's honor. And now, having caught the attention of the most influential figures in the academy, they had chosen to leave on their own terms.
The dynamics had shifted irreversibly. The relationship between Maya and Kai was now clear to everyone, and the old resentment that had clouded people's perception of Kai evaporated. Where once they had believed him unworthy of a goddess like Maya, he was now the only outer sect disciple deemed fit to stand by her side.
Naturally, this fueled Gary's growing hatred for Kai even further.
