Demon Guard Book 1- Prophecy by Cheree Alsop

Author:Cheree Alsop [Alsop, Cheree]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-09-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Prepare yourself.

Confused by the wolf’s warning, Raith stepped out of the lunchroom serving area and paused. Talking quieted and the eyes of nearly every student in the room turned to him. He estimated that there were about sixty of them, far more than he had ever guessed were hidden within the walls of Bellington Academy.

It’s customary to sit with your Biome, Nox told him.

That’s helpful, Raith replied dryly.

Whispering started in the back of the room.

What are they saying? he asked Nox.

That you’re the first termer who killed a demon, Nox replied in an amused tone.

Raith stifled a sigh as his gaze roamed the room. He saw Henic and Linnie sitting with a group of students who also had winged boar elementals, and spotted Fancy and Kirsch with their gilled mice sitting in the middle of the table with a bunch of other mice of all different colors. It felt like high school all over again. Raith had never been fond of clicks or being outside of them. Though he had sat with a group of friends in high school before he lost his family and life changed completely, he was not thrilled with the feeling of returning to the same sort of environment.

Where are you going? Nox asked when Raith walked past the first set of tables balancing a tray he had loaded with meatloaf, seasoned potatoes, and green beans.

Raith didn’t answer and instead continued to the back of the room toward the long glass windows and the door in between. He pulled open the door and waited for Nox to walk out, then followed the wolf into the small courtyard complete with several trees and thick green grass.

Nice, Nox said with a nod of appreciation. I could use some sunshine.

Raith walked to one of the trees in the courtyard and sat with his back to it. He had to admit that the fresh air felt extremely good. From this viewpoint, the four walls of the courtyard blocked out any view of the buildings that surrounded the school; he was able to pretend that the academy lay far beyond Aura and all that happened within the city. A feeling of peace settled on his shoulders.

He had just taken a bite of a potato wedge when the door opened. Looking up, he saw Maya enter the courtyard with her downy raven Spark on her shoulder. She paused and gave him a tentative smile before looking at the grass at her feet.

“Mind if I…mind if I join you?” she asked quietly.

“Not at all,” Raith replied.

As soon as she sat down, the door opened again. Several other first years came out followed by others of their Biome.

Look what you’ve started, Nox said.

I didn’t ask them to follow me, Raith replied.

Sometimes a leader doesn’t have to lead to be followed.

Raith brushed off the wolf’s comment.

“I never thought to eat outside,” a boy with black and purple hair said. His raven whose wings matched his hair cawed in response.

“Yeah, this is nice,” a girl with hoop earrings commented as she took a seat next to Raylena.

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