I raised it towards him in thanks, eyes avoiding his. I looked at Loren. Her eyebrows were knitted together in confusion. She turned back to Maximus and schooled her face neutral.
“I’ll see you in Combat?” she said.
Max nodded. He turned his back to me and started walking back to his room. But I was unsatisfied by that. I stepped out into the hall next to Loren.
“Hey!” I shouted in his direction. He whipped around and looked at me. His eyes were wide in fear but his mouth was set in a thin line. I decided to drop the electricity thing. Clearly, if it was enough to scare Maximus, I didn’t wanna know. Instead, I opened my mouth and said something stupid.
“Aren’t you supposed to be my mentor or something?”
Maximus choked out a laugh. He crossed his arms. “Do I look like I want to be your
