Karl didn't let that little bit of judgment change his plans for the evening, though. Hawk wanted to show off to Dana now that he was so much bigger, and she wanted to get a decent night's sleep while the other students were going even more crazy with their training regimen.
They had all gotten a bump in power and skills today and that had renewed their flagging faith that they would be able to progress to Awakened before the end of semester exams when the ranks would all be reviewed.
As soon as they were back on the balcony, Hawk popped out of his space and landed on the table, being careful not to damage it with his claws.
"Holy crap, is that Hawk? What happened to you, buddy? You're massive." Dana gasped before pulling the bird into a hug.
"One of the treatments caused an extreme growth reaction. It took him a lot of food to recover, and he's still working on filling in the muscles, but he's definitely an impressive beast now." Karl explained.
