Zach almost didn't dare ask, but he had to find out what the principal meant. He hadn't done anything like that as far as he knew.
The principal looked at Nora.
"Oh, you didn't get that far? Then, I'll take it from here." The principal turned back to Zack.
"The forest is covered in underworld energy. Things are mutating, dying, exploding, and breaking down."
"...Why are you blaming me?" Zach frowned in confusion. That was probably what the tiger's death had caused. That was the Underworld's fault, not his.
The principal shrugged.
"I just felt like it was."
"What kind of fu—"
"What?"
"Nothing."
"Anyway. The forest will be waiting for you when you get back, so go on, enjoy your break, and come back with another familiar. I bet you're going to need it."
"Huh?"
"Mm?"
"Another familiar? How?"
