Inside the chamber, Ryuzaki grabbed Kaelric's arm, yanking him back with unexpected force. "The slave mark," he said urgently, dropping his usual lazy drawl. "Can't you track him through it?"
Kaelric's eyes met his, and for just a moment, something raw and desperate flickered beneath the ice. "I tried. The signal shows he's still within the school grounds, but it's being jammed. Someone's blocking it."
His voice dropped to something dangerous. "Someone is helping him hide from me."
Ryuzaki released him, lips twisting. "So you're useless too."
Kaelric ignored the jab, turning and striding from the room with purpose. His frost trailed behind him like a cloak as he navigated the corridors, students and faculty alike scrambling out of his path. He didn't stop until he reached the surveillance wing.
