West lowered the phone slowly onto the table before leaning his head backward against the couch.
His eyes remained fixed on the ceiling.
"…I don't even know what I'm supposed to feel anymore."
Inside the summon space, Seraphyra quietly watched him for once without teasing.
Even Gor'thala remained silent while Aurethia sat cross-legged nearby polishing her saber as she occasionally glanced toward him.
The summon bond made his emotions impossible to fully hide from them.
Confusion, conflict, anger, sadness... all flowed through the connection.
Eventually West exhaled heavily. "…I need sleep."
Meanwhile, elsewhere in Misty High City.
Jax stood outside the massive entrance gates of Misty High Metropolitan University while staring upward.
The place looked ridiculously expensive.
Tall silver-white structures stretched into the skyline while holographic banners floated overhead displaying enrollment announcements and academy rankings.
