–Chapter 84–
Dean made his way toward Thomas's office, still recalling Olsen's words.
Apparently Marcus had been looking for him since yesterday. According to Olsen, the wolf boy genuinely thought Dean had disappeared after entering the Flux zone.
'The idiot actually lives under a rock. Or was that Rogue?' Dean shook his head.
Olsen himself had eventually left for the workshop. He kept rambling about preparing some "special gift" while also taking Dean's challenge to find a betting hall willing to honour Liam's rigged odds.
By the time Dean arrived outside Thomas's office, most of the morning traffic across the academy had already settled down.
He knocked once before stepping inside.
Thomas looked up from behind his desk. Unlike before, his expression no longer carried the sharp hostility Dean remembered from the Marcus incident.
"Dean," he greeted calmly. "Take a seat."
That alone almost made Dean suspicious. It was like the first time they met all over again.
