Dear Uncle,You were right. He's an elite named Red Peterson who looks to be over six feet with messy blonde hair, goggles sometimes, and a stupid grin plastered on his face. He also has a cat named Ragdoll, don't hurt her, she's nice.Sincerely, your nephew, Ronan."Is this worth sending his information to your possibly violent uncle?" Phantom said, genuinely concerned with Ronan's current behaviour."Yup, I'd pay to see him get what's coming to him." Ronan shoved the letter in Jeremy's collar and opened the door for him, rubbing at the swollen bags under his eyes with a sniffle.With a quick look at his room, he went straight for the window, unlatching it and shoving the top half of his body through the narrow opening."What are you doing?" Phantom sighed, watching Ronan squirm through the tight space.He finally wriggled loose, landing on the rough shingles and helping Puff through. "Disappearing."After closing the window and relatching it with his Insanctious spell, Ronan contemp

Ronan huffed out another sigh. He'd awoken with a throat as dry as the Sahara and the lung capacity of a water balloon. The sting of his scrapes was completely numbed by the spearing pain pulsing from his knuckles, a swollen purple bruise screaming in agony whenever he moved his fingers. If one thing was certain, it was that Red's jaw could probably take a metal bat. Sean had practically dropped him in the first vacant nursing room he came across, and after an hour of waiting Ronan was beginning to suspect no one knew he was there. But the suspicion was shattered when Ms. Metulas' came in, her immediate reaction being silent shock, followed by curious caution as she eyed Ronan. "You weren't at the lessons today, were you?" Ronan shook his head, prompting an even more suspicious stare from the teacher. "Might I ask why you look like a—" "Partially grated vegetable? I tripped," Ronan replied, throwing his arm over his mouth to cough. "Did you fall off a waterfall and soak in the

The morning carried with it an overcast wash of grey, a seeping chill forcing Ronan to seek the shelter of his thin covers. After Veronica had returned from her father's brief tour, their conversations couldn't shake off the awkward pauses, nor the monstrous amount of questions Ronan bit back asking. It was an atmosphere soured with defeat and worry that neither wanted to linger in, and so, Veronica departed back to her room when she was certain she wouldn't cross paths with her father, and Ronan turned in early.But even with the dimming weather, morning brought the usual fresh perspectives to Ronan. The pounding pain rattling his knuckles was now completely numb, and his scratches were more on the itchy side of sore. He opened his eyes with a drawn yawn, turning his head to the side to meet the usual grunting warble from Puff, Phantom pretending to sit on the chair in the corner.Today was a good day to free Phantom."Morning," Phantom chimed, making Ronan aware that his stare had l

Truvius could tell exactly when Ronan was nervous, because he came armed with a battlefront of stupid questions and blank stares. Now was one of those special moments for him, head peeking through the drawn window as he skimmed the night struck and shingled view."So the teachers really don't walk the halls after curfew?""What do you take them for? Golems?" Truvius blurted, snorting with laughter at the flutter of confused blinks Ronan was giving off. "They need as much sleep as we do. And why waste time with teachers when Tia doesn't need sleep?""Well... I don't know." Ronan replied, darting his nervous eyes back to the window. "I saw it in some movies..."Truvius laughed in disbelief, maneuvering around the darkened room to get Ronan an empty bag. Movies were sounding stranger by the day coming from Ronan's mouth.As he held the browned leather stachel up, the nervous twitch to Ronan's lips returned, his mind hungry for another missing piece to procrastinate on."You're sure you c

Dear Nephew,Pardon the tardy reply.I must apologize, for I have failed you. Samanthra anticipated my actions after your outburst and she has your kidnapper under her tricky protection. Perhaps this will stand as a lesson to control your temper and hone a blade of words to attack with.This question may stand as abrupt, but other than that incident in which I fully blame the school's security, you haven't been visited nor attacked by anyone else, right? I am simply busy ensuring your welfare, and the sooner I receive an answer, the better. Report any and all oddities to me.Speaking of reporting, Jeremy will be staying with you for a few weeks, since he is the only way I can gather information on your kidnapper. Please allow him to wander where he wishes at whatever time he wishes, since the information he gathers will be purely for your welfare.Anyways, I must wish you farewell, I have my hands full with some unsavoury guests. Take care of yourself, feed Jeremy, and tell me if you