"Hey, can I ask you something?" Elisha asked.
"No."
It was a rejection that required absolutely zero thought. I shot it down instantly, and Elisha glared at me.
"Why not? You just said sitting here was fine."
"This log is public property," I replied, taking another bite of my stew. "My time isn't."
"We're not exactly on good terms, are we? Let's just resolve this amicably!"
"No."
I didn't hate Kael's naive belief in saving everyone. But chasing ideals without understanding his own limits, only to be crushed by their weight and lash out at others, was pathetic. We had come too far to resolve things 'amicably'. My ribs still ached from the aura-enhanced punch he landed on me in that alleyway.
"Cadet Lucien!" Elisha hissed, keeping her voice low so the other cadets wouldn't hear. "Were you the one who stopped the magic at the Grand Plaza that day?"
"Who knows."
"Ugh…! You! You fought Kael that day while the city was burning, didn't you? What happened?!"
"Don't know."
"Argh!"
