Excited voices burst through the hallway like a wave.
"Wooaah! It's really him!"
"Septimius!"
"I can't believe it!"
"He looks even more handsome and amazing up close!"
"Right?!"
Nathan had only stepped out to look for Curia, yet somehow he ended up surrounded by what felt like the entire class. The moment he appeared, a dozen pairs of eyes locked onto him with a mixture of awe, curiosity, and barely contained excitement.
Originally, these same classmates had been terrified of him—after all, he had appeared out of nowhere beside Caesar during a chaotic moment. But once Freja and Elin vouched for him, insisting he was a good guy who had saved their lives, the group had thawed.
Though apparently… they had thawed a little too much.
"So you're from Earth too, huh?!"
"Which country?!"
"I heard he's American!"
"Whoa—an American? No wonder he seems so haughty… but I guess someone like him is allowed to be."
