Liane looked at both of them and smiled. "The school will send people to look for all the students. I'll update you once I get something. You can leave."
Iris was the first to leave. Rhian followed her, but as he reached the door, Liane called out to him. He turned back.
She was smiling.
'Huh. Didn't expect that.'
"I see you're finally changing," she said, studying him with open curiosity.
Her gaze lingered on the scales peeking from his wrist, then flicked to the unnatural paleness of his skin, the slitted pupils, the green-streaked hair. "Anything interesting?"
Rhian opened his mouth to answer—
But she cut him off with a wave of her hand. "Since your bloodline is surfacing, we can start one-on-one sessions." Her smile sharpened. "And with recent… developments, I'll be ramping up your training. Go on, then."
Rhian nodded and stepped out, finding Iris waiting in the hallway.
"You okay?" he asked.
