#Chapter 214 – The Decision

To one one’s surprise, Neumann again glances at his watch. “I already told Cadet Sinclair that I’d be disappointed if she didn’t return. I’ve put quite a bit of preparation into her continued enrollment this semester.” He glances at Alvez and the Captain on either side of him. “If either of you have objections to the Princess’s continued enrollment please be aware that you will incur my wrath as well as the…shrimp’s.” He smirks here, turning his eyes to me, clearly tickled by the diminutive he hasn’t yet heard. I scowl, hating that he knows my stupid nickname. And here I was, hoping to have his respect! “I am pleased to continue,” Alvez says evenly, folding his hands behind his back and smiling around the room at all of us. “Cadet Sinclair – Ariel, I mean, for clarity – is the only one of my students to have begun manifesting their powers. At least…” he takes a moment here to smirk at Jacks – a fact no one misses. “As far as I know.” Jackson doesn’t react at all, staring back at Alv