2:59 PM
Some time later, Michel had no idea how long as his watch still wasn’t working, Duke, Michel, Romain and Duke’s remaining brothers arrived outside the outlandish door to the school.
“That took forever,” said Michel. “Are you guys ready?”
Michel opened the door and they all stepped inside.
*
They arrived outside the Master’s office with Michel hopping from one foot to the other as if he was getting ready for a championship-boxing match. He bent down to Romain.
“Romain, listen. You’ve gotta be quiet, okay?”
Michel put a finger to his lips.
“Tais toi.”
“Ready?” Michel asked.
“Not at all,” Duke said.
“Yeah, me neither.”
“We have no plan, no nuclear weapons, no drones… We’re as well-equipped as a kitten facing a group of hungry Rottweilers.”
“What should we do then?”
“Have
