Leaving Ezra stranded in Guillory City was, of course, Ray's deliberate doing. There was no malice in it—just a bit of harmless mischief, a way to amuse himself at the captain's expense.

After thinking it over, Ray decided not to continue his journey right away. After using his abilities repeatedly, even he felt a trace of fatigue. He would stay in Guillory City for the night and head home tomorrow.

So Ray went to look for Principal Rucker.

He wanted to see how the school principal had been l