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They walked out of the hospital wing and down the hall. "I think you and your aunt still have a lot you don't know about each other" He told her as they walked. "She loves you very much, and regrets not being there more for you before. I think that's part of why she decided to let me help you." He stopped and turned to face her. "As for your question, I think it would be easier to show you. But that's only if you are comfortable with me using an illusion. I assure you, you would be completely safe and I can stop at any time. But not here. Would you like to go outside?"

Ren Derehart

Ren stalked down the halls at a lazy pace, taking stock of the faces that gawked at him as he passed. Almost all of them were dressed in crisp grey uniforms. Freshmen. A bunch of pathetic newbies with no idea who they're staring at, he thought. He wondered how many of them would exhibit any sort of talent whatsoever, as far as their powers went. Not many, he wagered. Likely they'd look at him at the end of the year a lot differently. Most of them would have wound up in another faction, probably even after being harassed by one of his own lackeys. The Reds weren't well known for making friends.

So much the better. Let the soft-headed leaders of the other factions take in the weaklings. They'd only drag us down, he thought. Ren wouldn't actually turn down any student willing to join his own Faction, but he made no secret of his contempt for those who had nothing to contribute to the goals of the group. He had no interest in being a sheild for the weak to hide behind. Most such students left the Reds of their own accord after a couple weeks of the cold shoulder, maybe a shove or two.

Ren was so lost in thought by now that he almost missed the turn to the mess hall doors.