Chapter 18: No Longer
Theron walked back to the academy with large strides the following morning, his thoughts churning.
After killing Merchant Greycoat, he had left in a hurry. Had he known that there was such a conspiracy behind the consecutive failures that preceded him, he would have definitely been more thorough.
Now, before he had even dealt with this problem, Teacher Fern had thrust another into his lap with her impulsiveness, and beneath all of that, there seemed to be yet another storm brewing related to the Sect.
Yonowai's mission was the only one he had gotten the full details of, but there were several other eyebrow-raising missions in the recent selections.
The real question was: how could he best take advantage of this?
There was always opportunity in chaos, and Theron's top priority was raising his cultivation realm as quickly as possible. But there seemed to be enough danger to put him in the eye of a storm he might want to get out of.
The fact the association was so quiet about Merchant Greycoat's death, even though this would supposedly bring trouble to him, was the more concerning.
Theron's steps came to a sudden stop. He looked up to find Sawyer blocking his path, and he couldn't help but frown inwardly.
Was this Thistle really so insistent on continuing to bother him? Was this "bullying"?