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Mathias sighs, but I can tell there's no malice in it. "Fine, I'll go be bored to tears with you."
"Thank you, I appreciate it." I flash him a smile so he knows I'm telling the truth.
"All right, you head back to your room and start your scythe stuff, I'll grab us some coffee. Let's hope I don't get waylaid by Juliet."
"I think she and Tobias got called out to a ghost this morning," I assure him. "You're safe." Though perhaps my friend should think about locking her dorm room door more often. Something about the atmosphere in the dorms makes it feel safe. I don't think anyone from the groves is going to sneak in.
Not that it's enough to stop me from locking my door, both when I'm out of the room, and when I'm asleep. I don't want to risk the Shadow Association sneaking in and doing something untoward. I don't know for sure that they will, but it's safe to assume they can get here. The academy is secure, but not that secure. I need to be sensible or I'll end up in more trouble than I want to be.
At least I have friends and allies here who will help me if things do go wrong.
That's the only thing stopping me from losing control over my fear.
2
"Class C crimes and above should be reported to the Supernatural Retrieval Agency," I mutter as I read the section of the textbook about this. "But what's a Class C crime? Why aren't you telling me this?"
No one can hear me, but that's probably a good thing. I don't want anyone to know quite how much knowledge I'm lacking. I learn quickly, but nothing can replace years worth of acquired knowledge.
A knock sounds at my door, pulling my attention away from the book in front of me.
"Come in," I call.
It creaks open and Juliet steps inside, a frustrated expression on her face.
"Grove Captain duties?" I ask.
"Eurgh, so much red tape. It's not as fun as everyone makes it out to be."
"Didn't you know that going in?" I ask.
I don't know much about why she became the Sakura Grove Captain. I know there was a competition involved, and that she and Tobias won it to become the Captains of Sakura and Ilex respectively, but it was all before I arrived at Scythe Grove. I have no idea what any of it actually means. Though if Juliet is to be believed, I'll find out next year when the competition is held again and she'll have to decide whether or not she wants to be the Captain again.
She sighs loudly. "Sort of."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"Maybe later," she dismisses. "I actually came here to talk about you."
"Oh?"
"Someone said something during the meeting that reminded me of your search for your parents."
Intrigue and wariness war for control within me. "What about it?"
"I was wondering if you'd thought about using a genealogy site to try and find them?" she asks. "I know it's not very fancy, and pretty much the basics, but it might be a good place to start. If it works, you might have answers. If it doesn't, you're no further behind than you were before."
I nod. "It's a good idea."
"Great. Hand me your laptop. I know the one you want to use."
"How?"
"My friend in school was adopted and looked into what she wanted to do when she turned eighteen. She did a lot of research."
I hand my laptop over and Juliet starts tapping away on the keys. I don't know if she's on the right track, but it's worth a try at the very least. Like she says, if it doesn't work, I'm no further behind than I was already.
"Here," she says, turning it around so I can see the screen.
