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"How do you know all of this?" Logan asked.
"My mom had to do the same when she used to be a mage warrior," Nixon revealed.
What?!
"Used to be?" Kage asked.
"Like she retired?" Zane asked.
"No. She's dead," Nixon said simply, with no inflection.
We all exchanged worried glances, even Logan's once mad expression softened at the revelation.
Nixon rose up.
“I'm gonna make more coffee,” he announced, then pointed to my empty mug. "Do you want one more cup, Jinn?"
"Yes, please! Oh, you guys can call me Jewel. That's my real name."
Nixon smiled.
"Nice to meet you, Jewel. Pretty name." He took my mug and headed into the kitchen.
"Jewel is a lovely name," Kage smiled.
"Agreed," Zane commented.
"Guess it’s pretty," Maximus mumbled.
"Aww, he's getting shy now that he knows Jinn is actually Jewel," Zane teased.
"Watch. He's gonna try and avoid her all the time now," Kage whispered to Zane who chuckled in response.
"Fuck off you two!" Maximus shouted, which only made them laugh harder.
Logan sighed, coming over to sit next to me.
Nixon returned with coffee for himself and another for me.
I grinned, happily taking it. I took a quick glance at Logan.
He looked incredibly tired, but still gave me a small smile when he noticed my gaze. I smiled back, glad he wasn't upset with Nixon giving me coffee. I guess since he knew a little bit about Nixon and his inherited trait, he didn't see him as much as a threat.
"I guess I'll gather my things and go home then," I mumbled to myself, at least glad I hadn't unpacked.
"Why?" Everyone asked in unison.
Huh?
I looked back up to stare around the room.
Everyone, including Logan looked confused as if I'd spoken in another language.
"What do you mean why? I can't stay here now that you guys all know. My cover was blown on the first day. What makes you think I'll survive three years here?" I pointed out. Normally school was four years, but with how fast-paced Brighten's education system was, students with higher grades and performance could graduate after the third year.
"Well, to be fair, your cover was only blown cause of Nixon's cool ninjutsu trick over there," Kage pointed out.
"Did you just compare him to a Naruto character?" Zane asked.
