Chapter 19: The Summer BeginsBrother Anton handed over the written report to the Teacher as he finished his verbal report. “There was no one we could rescue. The earth had caved over the train and that green air was moving toward us. Smoke was still coming up from the cracks in the earth. If the cracks had been wider, the prairie might have burned. It was still a possibility. We had to leave.”
The Teacher nodded. “Why don't you take two days off Brother Anton? This has been stressful for you.”
“Why would I do that? Where would I go? Greenland would not welcome a silver and green clad Brother. Besides, I have my classes here. There is one more thing you need to know.”
“And that is?”
“Dickon Trenton is unfit to be a novice. He must leave the grounds.”
The Teacher's brown eyes regarded h
