The members of the Abandoned Society all sat in the conference room. The recent attack at the academy had shocked and alarmed all of them.
After careful consideration, all of them realized that even if they were in the academy at that time, they might had[have] chosen to run instead of fight[delete ing].
Even Stephen had to admit that he would [have] be[en] unable to tip the scales of battle to[in] their favor. Ethan also realized that hiding their identity and fighting in the open was a very hard thing to do.
Sheila's appearance in the academy had gone viral in the news. Fortunately, no one was able to take a picture of her during the battle. Without any evidence, the leading experts concluded that it was a "mass hallucination".
