Chapter 234: Kellen’s great plan
Kellen wasn’t expecting the look of shock and horror that crossed his trainee Field Guide’s faces when they saw him with a cane, but Brent seemed to expect it. His expression was hard as the Guides entered into the smaller meeting room, their expressions aghast and horrified.
"He’ll be fine. The Captain is dealing with it." He informed everyone once they had arrived, and that seemed to soothe them. Kellen, however, was not soothed, since he didn’t understand why they were so upset in the first place.
He had been frequently hurt on the front lines. Was this just a city Guide thing? If that was the case, why was Brent behaving like this? For goodness sake, Brent only had one arm, and Kellen had never treated him like this.
It all worked out in the end, and the first class went smoothly. It was interesting to hear what they had noticed when they had first seen plants that normally would only exist inside of gates. He could see that a few of them were very interested, while several only kept up the basic level of knowledge.
Miro had converted a few he could see. That wasn’t a problem. They’d probably bring back samples for the cute Esper.
His first class bled into his first guiding session, which went smoothly as well. Because he was in the Tower a lot today, he had quite a few lined up. It was actually nice to guide after that awful experience with that other Esper.
Kellen had worried briefly that there was something wrong with him, but when he guided another Esper, someone who he didn’t know, it didn’t feel the same. There had to be something wrong with that Esper in particular. He hoped that the Guiding Center kept records, because they were supposed to. But given how it was being run at the moment, he didn’t have high hopes.
It was around lunch time that he got notice from Gwen that they were heading off to the house after Blake had gathered a few other Espers to help and gotten them approved by the Captain.
Kellen was happy to hear that. The sooner Mom had new clothes, the sooner he felt her mentality would even out. There was also the chance that his Dad would wake up today, which would help, but smelling blood for so long never helped anyone.
So, it was with a slightly lighter heart that Kellen contacted the cafeteria, asked about what the Captain had suggested a few days ago, and made sure that it happened today. It was lunchtime, and he had already confirmed with Hill’s help that he was in the conference room, so Kellen made his way there, his laptop in hand.
Or, well, slung over his shoulder. It was easier to walk, and Brent had almost killed him with the look he’d given when he tried to carry it under one arm.