His face was stone, but his aura? Livid.
His head snapped up, sharp like a blade unsheathed.
With swift precision, he grabbed the two people beside him, Nnenna to his left and Ava to his right, and pulled them down behind him, shielding them without a second thought.
Then he scanned the grounds, eyes sharp and searching. His senses expanded as he searched for even the slightest trace of movement, or intent.
But there was nothing.
No unusual presence. No fleeing figure. No suspicious aura.
The attacker, if there really was one, had either blended in too well or... was still here, watching.
By then, Jana had already turned her face away, shrinking her presence as much as possible. Her heartbeat thundered in her chest, but she forced herself to appear calm. She blended into the background, just another silent student amidst the tense crowd.
Arthur, now in full alert mode, didn't even glance her way.
His thoughts were focused elsewhere, on potential assassins, not students.
