Zach and the others didn't even try protesting the principal's decision. It wasn't up for discussion. They accepted their fate, as horrible as it was. They were also too tired and dirty to stay seated on the principal's fancy furniture much longer.
They regrouped at the cafeteria for dinner after washing up and taking some time to rest and decompress. Although they hadn't encountered any danger beyond the initial encounter with Jigak, and Zach was the only one who met him, they had still been on guard during their entire stay in the Locale.
It had taken a toll on their mental strength.
But there was no way they would spend the rest of the day resting. Now wasn't the time for that. They had to find a way to make up for the fact that they wouldn't be able to enter the forest until there were only two weeks left of the school year.
