Chapter 283: Anger in his veins
Kellen nervously gripped onto the podium, controlling his strength this time. He glanced behind at Esper Blake, and her eyes were practically silver, her powers fully activated. Kellen had a feeling she probably activated them before they had even left the room they had been in previously.
Kellen then glanced over at Sakura. She noticed his look and she smiled, before she dropped her right hand from public view and gave him a thumbs up. Kellen nodded in return, giving her a soft smile as well.
"This question is for Guide Woods." Kellen jerked, turning his attention to where Pamela was in the crowd. It was probably not the best idea to have her wander, but no one had brought up her security in the whole time that they had been discussing security. Kellen was sure there was a reason for that. "This is about what you said when you said you had looked into gates. That just sounded very suspicious. My sister is a Guide, and she has never spoken about something like that." Alright caught, Kellen felt his face heat in embarrassment.
"Oh gosh. Well, I wasn’t lying. It is part of the advanced research, and your Sister would have access to it. I just, uh, I like to be well studied." Kellen muttered, flustered. Sakura laughed beside him.
"What Guide Woods is dancing around is that he’s dedicated to his job. He’s a nerd. He always has been." That brought some murmuring through the crowd.
"You two know each other?" Was the next question and Sakura chuckled.
"Know each other? Guide Woods and I went to high school together. We’ve known each other since before we both awoke to our respective powers." Sakura glanced around, trying to look like she was telling a secret. "You didn’t hear it from me, but Guide Woods has always been very serious about his job. Everything thought he was going to be an Esper before he had awoken. Personally, I think being a Guide suits him." Sakura winked at him and Kellen dropped his head, sighing.
He really didn’t want to remind anyone about the dark time when everyone was disappointed he had become a Guide.
"Isn’t it pretty rich to say that the E.A.G. is a violent force when you yourself have been caught up in a violence scandal against Guides?" Kellen noticed that the person who had spoken had a hood up, and that every security member around them had gone on high alert. Kellen chuckled.