Chapter 395

Kieran acted as if he had only just noticed Evan's presence and gave an exaggerated, startled gasp. "Goodness, there's someone else here?" The three Stormpeak students stared at him. Had their presence become so minuscule that he'd failed to notice them entirely? A trace of mockery flickered through Evan's eyes. "You wouldn't show up uninvited on a day like this unless you had another purpose besides watching the spectacle." Kieran gave him a provocative smile. "And what if I really did come just to watch?" "During a Stormpeak array," Evan said, "unrelated bystanders are not allowed to linger." Kieran draped a hand over Valerie's shoulder. "Who says I'm unrelated? I'm on the same side as your opponent, Valerie." Valerie resisted the urge to knock his hand off and instead asked, feeling genuinely curious, "You two know each other?" Kieran looked at Evan with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. Evan met his gaze with matching hostility. Lora suddenly noticed the obvious clue. "Y