Amara grabbed Victor's hands.
"Victor, this is… this is huge. I can't believe you are dealing with this alone."
Victor gave a half-hearted chuckle. "Yeah, well… it's not like I had a choice."
Danny sat up with a serious look. "Damn, man. We were already worried about you, but now we're REALLY worried about you."
Max nodded. "Yeah, and you're still planning to leave for the Awakened Academy in three weeks?"
Victor sighed while rubbing the back of his neck. "I don't really have a choice there either."
Jake leaned forward. "Then we gotta make sure everything's set up before you go."
Now more than ever, they wanted to do everything in their power to help Victor out.
The moment Victor's mother stepped out of the kitchen, Amara sprang up like a soldier and practically rushed to her side.
"Mrs. Revenant, let me help!" Amara said cheerfully while reaching for the tray of cups Victor's mom was carrying.
Mrs. Revenant looked at her, then at Victor with an expression of realization.
