Chapter 10: Invitation
The students didn't leave immediately. They never did.
Mira stayed behind, probably trying to puzzle out whatever hidden lesson she thought I'd left behind. Leo looked like he wanted to argue about something but decided against it. Felix had already made good on his promise to leave, trudging away like a man who had just barely survived a war.
Julien, though? He was staring at me. Hard.
I sipped my coffee, raising an eyebrow. "Something on your mind, Smartass?"
He crossed his arms. "Yeah. I want a rematch."
Garrick snorted. "Rematch? Against what? The dummy? It's kind of hard to fight back."
Julien shot him a glare before turning back to me. "Not the dummy. You."
Mira blinked. "Oh, this should be good."
Leo sighed. "Julien, you know this is a bad idea, right?"
"It's a great idea," Julien said. "He keeps messing with us, so I think it's only fair we mess with him."
I smirked. "Bold of you to assume you could."