The students had been relocated from the portal chamber to one of the main training halls used by the Underfang Guild. At the moment, the room was empty. The transfer students had already cleared it out, which made it the safest option, clean of blood, clean of bodies. It was one of the few places they could sit without being haunted by the horrors they had just witnessed.
"Teacher," one of the students asked, timidly raising their hand. "Why are we here? Shouldn't we be waiting outside for the bus to take us back to the academy?"
"There's just been a slight delay," Redrick replied with a calm smile. "Don't worry. The transfer students and the other instructors just need to settle something first."
In truth, Raze and the others were waiting for someone, Alen. He had promised to arrive at the Underfang Guild as quickly as possible after Raze contacted him, though Raze had given him only the barest context about the situation.
Still, Alen had agreed to come.
