Tobias wrinkled his brows confused. He thought all is well from yesterday and Jude had found a way to calm Joseph temporarily.
"Why can't I leave?" He asked the towering girl in front of him.
"It is still dangerous out there" Papillon replied vaguely. Jude had ordered them to stay indoors till the group arrives and Winter should be able to placate Joseph.
"I need to go out today!"
"I haven't been to class in days and I have a tutoring session today"
The schooling system in Powers school is different from the rest. Once a class is missed without a valid reason the offender will be punished!
He haven't experienced it but was explained to by Winter of how gruesome the offenders looked after coming out of the punishment room, while some never comes out!
He will belong to the latter group.
Winter's influence can help him miss some classes but not many or he would be punished.
"Domt worry about class" Class is the least of your worries.
Papillon added worriedly in her heart.
Tobias snorted and walked away.
Papillon looked at him worriedly for some seconds before walking away.
Jude gathered some papers with densely written words and placed them on a coffee table in Devon's room.
He had figured out how to temporarily avoid Joseph and the tracking spells.
After investigating and process of elimination he found the apartment to be the only thing remaining. He did some testing and finally confirmed it.
This apartment is a haven for them in hiding.
The house is not only equipped with unbreakable spells but also supress the energy of those in it so those outside can't sense them and their energy will still work normally on the inside!
It is also equipped with several other spells for defence and attack!
The others are not coming until a week or more and they will need to hide for that period of time.
And he isnt worried they would take his father to use to threaten him.
Although his father's influence among the board might be small but he isn't small enough for the children to act irrationally and hold him hostage.
Only the dean has that power and she wouldn't be here until two days from now.
She will find out about Winter missing and might take his father, he can only hope he has something to use to help his father before she takes him.
During the meantime he pondered about the sudden energy outburst the day before.
He had felt the outsider energy and confirmed it isn't another power of his. He haven't had time to expell it yet.
Besides the power is linked to his life force! If he dares remove to much he would die!
However the energy did a good thing for him and doesn't feel malevolent.
It felt refreshing and purer like those type of energy learnt about from the ancients.
The old ones, the firsts of the supernatural creatures.
He had collected some books in the small bookshelf here in the apartment and is trying to learn more about the energy.
"Too bad it doesn't have a training room, you would have tested it abilities" Papillon said from across the room.
He had told her about the foreign energy and its effect on the battle the day before.
"No" Jude said firmly.
"It's a borrowed energy and would be retrieved by the owner soon"
After some training the energy was a bit stiff on leaving his body in form of attack or defence. It haven't fully merged with his powers since activating the day before.
It meant till was just borrowed to him by the owner and would be retrieved.
He didn't want to get used to training with a power that isn't his that will cause a major rift in his mind if he is on a battlefield.
Papillon nodded having understood.
"Too bad it isn't yours if it is gives you a better chance at defeating Joseph"
Jude looked up from his books his eyes slightly grim. Yesterday had given him a better understanding of Joseph and a fear..
He glanced at the burnt marks on his body and signed inwardly. Papillon magic isn't strong enough to heal them showing how terrifyingly powerful Joseph magic is.
"It won't" he replied.
"It might you don't know" She insisted.
Jude shook his head, she wasn't on the battlefield yesterday and didn't know how suppressive Joseph magic is. He might have the magic but can't use it to his full advantage since the magic itself isn't on par with Joseph's and worse, borrowed!
"Might be useful for escaping"
"If the right opportunity is found"
He didn't have a breathing space in the battle and didn't have the chance to escape.
If it wasn't for Dave helping him he would have died.
And if it wasn't for Joseph sudden impulse on releasing him he would still have died!
He still didn't get what the latter is thinking when releasing him.
"Times up"
"Mm" Papillon looked at the time confirming her fears.
From this second Joseph will start to hunt for them again and this time he might not be merciful enough to use just quarter of his power.
"We are good on supplies and the apartment defence system on" Papillon said.
Jude stood up and stretched his stiff arms.
He paused and looked up at Papillon.
"Too quiet"
Papillon stood up and also listened.
"Very quiet!" She went to the living room and glance around. The mess is still here but the person isn't.
"He is gone" Jude pointed at the door.
The door was a little open.
"Ah" Papillon signed tiredly. Jude didn't tell Tobias the reason because he didn't want him to panic but now it didn't seem like a good decision.
"Let's go retrieve him" Jude beaconed.
"You still have the tracking spell on you" Papillon said worriedly.
" I will go alone"
"No" Jude shook his head" as soon as this door was opened my energy leaked"
" And besides do you think you are spared?"