Broken Wand Academy by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Torment Publishing
Published: 2020-04-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Rustling issued from the living room on the other side of Braden’s cracked bedroom door, as if someone were rifling through a large stack of papers. I crept to the nightstand and slipped my class ring on, untying the silver string and stuffing it in the pocket of my jeans. There was no way I could risk opening the closet door again with someone in the living room.

I froze as a drawer slid open in the living room and a deep, rough voice cursed.

“Damnit! Where the hell did that little bastard put it?” More papers shuffled.

“Maybe it’s not here,” another male voice answered, this one thin and devious. “How do we know Billings even gave it to him?”

Billings?

My breath caught in my throat, and I was sure that the men in the next room would hear the pounding of my heart. I dropped to the carpet, crawled to the dresser, and leaned my back against it. They had to be talking about Lucas, but then what were they doing in Braden’s dorm?

“Well, we’ve already been through his room a dozen times. The file isn’t there.” The gruff voice slammed something in frustration. “He had to have given it to the Thomas kid. Those two were thick as thieves.”

“In the literal sense, apparently.” The reedy voice snickered. “Shame they had to go and kill the poor fool, though. Would’ve made our jobs much easier if they’d taken him alive.”

A lump formed in my throat at the word kill. Definitely not an accident, then. Or suicide. Murder. I clasped my hands together to control their violent shaking.

“You know how young wizards can be. All piss and vinegar and no brains,” the gruff voice grunted, and I pictured him shaking his head. “Kid just wouldn’t let it go. He was intent on being a hero.”

“Ugh, morality.” The shrill voice gagged. “What a waste.”

“Plus, he cost the Professor his live specimen.” Gruff grunted again and opened another drawer. “The Professor was not about to let that stand.”

“True, the boy did make a nuisance of himself. But is there not still hope to recover the beast? It’s not likely to get far in its present condition, especially with the bounty of wards the Professor put in place around the campus for this very purpose.” The reedy voice grew louder. “Would it not be better for us to have the boy to question?”

Confusion twisted through me as I grappled with the implications of their appallingly casual conversation. Could a Broken Wand Academy Professor really be responsible for Lucas Billings’ death? And what in the world was this ‘beast’ they mentioned?

“Of course it would.” The owner of the gruff voice exhaled a long sigh. “But you know how the Professor gets. He’s very… passionate.”

“Yes, so passionate that he did not even bother to properly dispose of the boy’s body.” The man with the reedy voice sighed and sucked his teeth. His tone drooped reflectively. “Alas, it is not the henchman’s place to question his master. I suppose we must do our duty to the best of our abilities with what resources we do have.

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