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Kingston huffed at hi from the school this whole time?”

We all shared looks Even I didn’t know the answer to this one, and I’d thought I was pretty well in tune with Kingston’s plan The roaned and rubbed a hand over his face

“Dru,” he told us “And his elite teaht before we ca to bring students for extra reeing to let him have a small team Am I really the only one who eavesdrops around here?”

“Yes,” Jayce said

“Obviously not,” Kai said at the same time, and he and Jayce shared a mutually distrustful look

Then Jayce grinned, reverting back to his default state of easygoing cheerfulness “Okay, apparently not” He turned to Kingston “But I get what you’re saying If Dru took the teaot transported, that means he’s still on earth somewhere”

“Exactly” The elegant man nodded in satisfaction

“So we should take the phone to Toland—”

Jayce didn’t even get the whole question out before he was cut off by a chorus of, “No!”

He paused, looking around in confusion “But won’t Toland know Dru’s number?”

I shook my head “Doesn’t ston has been carrying an illegal cell phone around this whole time He’ll be expelled”

“Really? Even though it’s an eency? And maybe our only way home? I don’t think he’d expel him”

“Not ireed “He’d make the phone call first, then he’d expel himatic solutions and the letter of the law like a sex therapist with a license to hook”

Jayce’s face fell, and he glanced dourly at the phone “Well, what do we do with it, then?”

Xero shook his head “Fuck I don’t like knowing about this If they find a reason to interrogate us again…”