Zuri watched as John stepped into the door of light, then shook her head lightly, sighing in the process. All this could so easily have been avoided.
"Why does John keep his aura so withdrawn?" Naelia asked curiously, tiling her head to the side thoughtfully. "With his talent, if he reveals just a bit of his aura, others like those boys would immediately know he's an opponent they cannot afford to offend. And earlier, had he revealed his aura to me, I would have had an easier time believing his testing scores to be real. He really should reveal a tiny portion of his aura to avoid these problems."
