Minx smiled, "thank you! Can I look such things up on my own?"
Logan looked at her blankly, "I thought that was your last question?"
She giggled and her eyes sparkled, "Okay, come to you if I need someone and disrupt your research. Understood!"
"Oh, when you bring sandwiches, just scan your finger at the door. Leave it here on my desk and go so I can keep working unless you need something. I also added myself to your friends list which was oddly blank… You don't need to come all this way just to ask me anything."
"Original families will not be in the directory for security reasons. You can also opt out if you want to."
Minx had a glowing but happy expression on her face, "thank you for trusting me."
Logan nodded and resumed tinkering with his gadget, obviously ending the conversation.
Minx left his room quietly, not wanting to disturb him. She benefited greatly from this small visit. She did not want to risk damaging the potential of a friendship in the future. She was satisfied at gaining a participant in her research.
She deftly skipped down the stairs singing a song, her voice echoing off the walls of the stairwell. Raven was already back from Midas's room.
She asked Raven if she knew about the directory. When she replied in the negative, Minx filled her in on what Logan had said. She left out the information on her watch. Raven wondered if she was on the directory, so she went looking on her watch. Her name was absent, but she found Minx's name as well as Midas's.
Minx quickly informed Midas he needed to opt out of the student directory.
The girls then got set to teach Knight where he would find the window he needed to fly though so he could pull off this caper. They did their meditation then sent the flying beastie out their window. By 11 pm, Knight returned to the room with a level-2 earth ability book. Minx smiled then went to sleep ensuring the windows in her room were firmly locked.
Minx lay in bed reflecting on her day. She had stollen a book to help her brother get stronger. But the more pressing thing on her mind was Vorden. More specifically, the person in his head. That energy profile she saw was truly captivating. She wanted to know what happened that such a beautiful soul was hurting to that degree. Even more, she wanted to hold him and tell him everything would be okay. She drifted off to sleep with Sil's energy on her mind.
After a rare peaceful sleep, Minx made sure to send another message to Midas telling him to make sure he brings his bag today. When they stopped by to get the girls for breakfast, she pulled him into the room and shoved the book into his bag.
"Don't ask any questions!
After an exchange of glances with Raven, they went to breakfast.
The day went without many issues. In Agricultural Club, Minx set up her tree with her new research gear then started growing and preparing dinner. Her intention was to feed the group then return to do some work. She sang songs while she worked.
She recently purchased candles, so she had a bit of light. She then got a message from Raven that Quinn was stabbed in combat class. It was common for injuries to happen in combat class, but this was an intentional act. Raven couldn't wait to share what had just happened.
Minx debated with herself on whether she should respond and decided against it. Beast Weapons class was closer to Dr. Hayley than she was to Beast Weapons class. He would be healed by the time she got there. It was better to finish cooking. She wondered how Vorden enjoyed the sandwich or if he even ate it.
After club classes let out, the students returned to their room to change out of their uniforms.
After Vorden walked in the room and saw Quinn's bloody clothes, he felt enraged. Layla, the girl Minx saw with Quinn, rushed to his room to check on him. Vorden assumed she had something to do with it and pushed her against the wall, choking her and scaring her and Peter. He got the information on what happened in Beast Weapons class from her and left the room in a level of anger neither student would expect from a roommate that just met Quinn a few days prior.
Vorden went looking for the person who hurt Quinn. It took a while and after beating up a few people in Quinn's Beast Weapons class, Vorden got the information he needed. He was heading back to the dorms when he saw Brandon leave the building, looking proud of himself.
Vorden decided to follow him and wait for the right opportunity. It took a few hours because Brandon chose to go play Power Fighter for a while. With all the stolen credits he had, he could spend a few hours in the machine practicing his fighting skills against other military students from this base and others.
The sun was setting by the time Brandon emerged from the building with a smile on his face. Vorden waited in the shadows. As soon as Brandon got behind a building on the way to the dorms where it was darker, Vorden knocked him out then took him into the forest where it was darker still. Once in the forest, an evil grin emerged from Vorden's expression.
"I finally get to play!"
Vorden dropped Brandon in the most painful way. It was more like a body slam. He wasn't trying to break the boy's back or anything. No. This boy made Quinn bleed which means he was going to suffer for as long as Vorden could swing it. Brandon woke up from the forceful impact with a groan.
Lucky for Vorden, he already spent enough time in this park to know where the secluded parts were in terms of the forested areas. At this hour, it was even more deserted as everyone would be heading to their rooms before their watches informed them it was time for curfew. He grabbed the helpless boy by the hair and punched him in the stomach then the face, still holding onto his hair.
He did not pull any fancy moves. There was no need for it with this punk. He simply punched every non-lethal location until the loss of blood caused the boy to lose consciousness. He wasn't dead when Vorden left him alone in the dark. Vorden left satisfied that by the time they found him after curfew, he would be.
Back in the Agricultural area, Minx delivered dinner and the extra food to both rooms then returned to her tree and lost track of time. Minx realized it was getting quite late when she looked at her watch and realized curfew was 30 minutes away. She did some last-minute touches on setting up the lab area because she was struggling with how she wanted it. Then skipped and sang back toward the dorms.
In the stairwell, about to go into her hallway, she noticed Vorden walk in. At first, she looked really concerned because he had blood on him. His energy told her he was not injured so she decided to talk to him.
"Did you get dinner, Vorden?" she said smiling brightly at him.
He looked at her, shocked at the question then decided to roll with it. "No. I was a bit busy."
"Did you like your sandwich? I can make you another one really quick. You can wash up a bit in my bathroom while I put it together if you want. Raven should be asleep." She threw the words at him so fast he had trouble understanding her.
He raised an eyebrow then nodded.
The door to her bathroom was just inside her room to the right so it was not a big deal to have him step in there if he was quick. Boys were not allowed in girls' rooms but there was a small bit of allowance. There could be times when quick stops were needed like she did with Midas.
She allowed him to enter first then went to the kitchen to make his sandwich, humming softly while she worked. She was surprised at how fast he washed his skin, unable to do anything with his clothes. He came into the kitchen as she was cutting the veggies.
She whispered, "I don't have any meat to put on it, but it should be a bit satisfying." The 15-minute curfew warning went off on both of their watches. She hoped Raven was sleeping sound enough to not realize there was an extra alarm in their room.
He smiled, "it's perfect. Why are you doing this?"
She sighed but still had a small smile on her face. This one didn't reach her eyes. "Because you are special, like Quinn is but different. Honestly, when I met him when he answered the door, I didn't feel worthy of being in his presence. His aura is… just special…"
Vorden had to stifle a laugh, "what do you mean, not worthy?"
She shrugged, "I was told my whole life I would never amount to anything."
She finished slicing veggies and spread her special sauce that she used the day before and placed the veggies on while she talked.
"Quinn has strong energy about him. He's going to make some important changes in this world. I'll support him where I'm able."
She smiled brightly handing him his sandwich. "Do you want me to wrap this or do you want to eat on the way up?"
Vorden looked at the sandwich then at her face, "No wrapping. You are going to make changes, too."
He took the sandwich and was eating before he was even out of the room and it was gone before he got to his destination.
When he entered his room, he noted both his roommates were in bed asleep and Quinn was safe. He laid on his bed as the conversation took place in his head.
Vorden sighed: She is special, isn't she?
Raten nodded: and she doesn't even know it.
Sil replied as he walked back to his spot to sleep: She's nice. She wants to protect Quinn even though she feels unworthy. We need to keep an eye on her.
Raten and Vorden looked at each other trying to decide if they needed a game plan to add another person to their "protect" list.