Chapter 144 (1/2)
Chapter 144
Chapter 144: Invaluable Allies
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“I understand your problem, Grey, but I’m not sure if I’m the best person to help you with this,” the head your ki pool e, you’re still a child with plenty of tieneral life lesson, if you find yourself lacking in resources, use what you have when you need it the most”
I pondered over her cryptic solution to rinned before heading out the door
“Oh, and Grey?” the headmaster called fro etting along with you and Nico?”
“Well,” I paused “Besides her little accidents, I’d say we’re slowly getting through to her!”
“She hasn’t said a word to you two, has she?” Headhed
“Nope!” I affirle one”
“Very well I really do hope the two of you keep trying to break her out of her shell though If anyone can do it, it’s you two”
I came back into her office “Head so hard for us to be friends with Cecilia?” I asked
The headentle smile as she stood up fro she’ll tell you herself”
“Well, I h but everyone’s scared of her because of those accidents that happen every once in awhile” I scratchedbut there are a few kids that have been sent to the infirht it’d be better to knowaround her table, Headmaster Wilbeck tousled my hair “Your job isn’t to help her; it’s to be her friend Lether”
“Yes, Mother,” I saluted
The headentle downturned eyes widened in surprise at my words
“It’s Headmaster Olivia or Headmaster Wilbeck to you, Grey” Her voice was firm but her eyes betrayed her words
I didn’t want to leave I wanted to stay in her office and help her with the pile of papers that never seemed to diminish, but I knew she would never let me help; like a broken record, she always said that it was her job, noted down the hall toward inedvoice scolding ot into trouble I’d do what I could to help her around the house: do the dishes, take out the trash and e her shoulders that she always see painfully from stress
Nico said it eird forthat it was usually a daughter’s job to spoil the ree If I had someone like Headmaster Wilbeck as a mother, I’d make sure to pamper her I’d help dye the white streaks of her brown hair and once I was old enough, I’d make a lot of money and buy fancy clothes and even a car and house for her
Maybe that was the difference between someone that had known their parents like Nico and sole memory of what his parents looked like Nico hated his parents and any mention of his last name, Sever, would set him off like a fuse
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As for someone like ining being Grey Wilbeck, son of Olivia Wilbeck
The sharp creak of the floorboard underneath hed a breath of defeat
I kneeled down above the old ned floorboard and snapped it back in its place Testing the floor with my feet, I let out a satisfied nod at the plank’s silence
Looking up, a group of kids were running through the hall, chasing one another
“Grey! I’led as she skirted toward me with her arue “I bet you’re not!”
Theda accepted the challenge as she picked up her pace As soon as she ithin range, she swiped at rab my shi+rt, but I easily twirled out of reach
I let out a victorious laugh “You’re going to have to try harder than—”
I swayed to ht, just in time to avoid Odo’s hand
The rest of the kids that Theda had been playing with joined in, deciding that they were all “it” in this iirls flocked round, I easily dipped and weaved around thees desperately as they tried to utilize every part of their bodies in hopes to tag ot siggled excitedly
Once they got close enough, the kids got i at me
Just as their hands were about to touch rabbed onto the broken chain that used to support an old chandelier before it had to be sold Using the htly so I wouldn’t slip
Theda, Odo, and their friends buet
Swinging from the old chain, I landed a few feet away and planted uys are five years too young to best thehis head
“Yeah! You’re too fast!” Theda agreed, prying herself out of the tangle of kids
“Shush!+ Only weaklings co o! My heroic powers are needed elsewhere!”
I dashed away as the kids laughed ahty Grey has arrived!” I announced, opening the door to my room
“Yeah, yeah Close the door on your way in,” Nico replied, not even turning to look aton his cluttered bed
“The kids areanyway?”
Nico held up his right hand, covered in a fuzzy black glove, with a proud grin on his face
“You’re into knitting now?” I asked with a slove
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Nico stretched out his gloved hand, gripping my forearm
All of a sudden, a wave of pain radiated like an intense rasp
My friend and roo look pasted on his face “Never underesti”
“What the hell?” My gaze switched back between his glove and ht?” Nico stared contently at his gloved hand “After the whole run-in with those thugs, I was researching a way to defend ain And after co book I found on ki conducting love!”
“How does it work? Why did rabbed rab ahold of Nico’s newest creation
“It’s pretty cool, actually,” Nico said, slapping my hand away “There are these loves that can conduct ki to a certain degree The ate in reaction to rab solove that harnesses the ki that I eh the microfibers and into my enemy’s muscle which, in this case, was your arm”