Quest Academy: Scavengers by Brian J Nordon

Author:Brian J Nordon [Nordon, Brian J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Legion Publishers Ltd
Published: 2024-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 44 – Confession

Neuro closed the door after him and gave Erika a pointed look. Without so much as a word, she stood off to one side of the room and clasped her hands behind her back. Divinity and Sal shared a look of confusion as they remained seated in the chairs in front of Quest. Neuro withdrew the tablet that Quest had given him and strode purposefully toward the headmaster.

“He didn’t have any trained resistances that I could detect, but there are other findings. Would you like to be debriefed privately, or have them hear it?”

Neuro didn’t look at Sal and Divinity as he spoke. The coldness of his tone was unfamiliar, and Sal wondered whether this was him in crisis mode. It was different from when the dungeon raid was happening, so Sal found himself theorizing what circumstances were different. Was it because he was an Influence type, or because this threat was the Bastion instead of demons?

Neuro turned his head in Sal’s direction and gave him a tight smile. “I can see that Quest has enlightened you to the Bastion fuckery in my absence. Let any anger and indignation strengthen your resolve.”

Quest gestured that it was fine for them to remain in the room and extended his hand to receive the tablet from Neuro, giving him an almost defeated look.

“No matter what we discuss, Divinity will need to be briefed so she can look into the future for us. Salvatore will need to step in if we need to look farther ahead. They might as well be here for this.”

Sal couldn’t determine whether he was gaining Quest’s trust, or whether the headmaster felt so utterly defeated by the circumstances that he didn’t care whether they heard or not.

Neuro turned to look at him with a chuckle. “Option one, Mr. Argento. I assure you.”

Sal’s eyes widened and before he could open his mouth, Neuro apologized. “I won’t be holding back on using my power while there are traitors in our midst. Rest assured that I won’t be prying, but listening to anything that may be a threat to the students or the academy. I hope you understand.”

Sal nodded. It made sense, but it didn’t feel nice knowing that someone was listening to his every thought. Divinity looked equally as conflicted, but didn’t say a word about it.

Quest remained quiet as he looked through the contents of the tablet. “So, a smear campaign? That’s what they’ve been up to? I expected something much more nefarious, if I’m honest.”

Neuro shook his head as he stepped around the table to stand at Quest’s shoulder. “His name is Wester Templeton. He’s a Bastion brat, from one of the connected families. There wasn’t room for every loyalist on the ship, so we’ve got plenty left on the surface. No coercion was necessary as he’s been indoctrinated from birth by his family, seeing the Bastion as the true saviors of humanity.” Neuro could barely conceal his distaste as he spoke.

“The nature of his ability is to make small lies sound reasonable.

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