On our way to the gathering point, Professor Brynhild appeared out of nowhere and intercepted us. Despite having travelled together for days, we hadn’t been able to talk or discuss what happened. She’d been so busy organising everything and keeping the group together, she looked like a walking corpse. Nonetheless, it didn’t make her look any less powerful. On the contrary. Her eyes burned fiercer than ever before and I could feel the determination rolling off of her.
“Ylva.”
“Professor.” I halted, shooting Ryoko a smile. “I’ll catch up with you?”
My girlfriend nodded slowly and kept walking. I could tell from her expression that she didn’t want to leave me alone but we were safe here at this hidden military base, surrounded by teachers and soldiers. It was unlikely that anything bad wou
