Chapter 4: Watchful Eyes
Summary: The Council's thoughts on the new arrival.
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"So that's the knew kid, huh?"
Paul Rúnder nodded, but remained silent, his black eyes stuck to the boy
following Karma and Alex down the hallway. He seemed totally oblivious
that they were watching him from a two-way mirror. He seemed that way in
appearance only however. Paul could see in his mind that he sensed that
someone had their eyes on him.
In fact, the whole counsel had their eyes on him, and a few other people.
Some of which only had the privilege because they had been around so long, like
David Austin.
"Is something wrong Paul?" David asked. "You seem to
have a strong distaste for this boy."
"He seems too smart for his own good," Paul replied, still not taking
his eyes off of Dakota.
"Maybe he's the one," another counsel member suggested.
Paul's eyes grew dark and his jaw tensed. "Superstitious
nonsense," he said quietly.
David shook his head but did not say anything. He knew better than to
argue with Paul, who had an extremely short temper.
They had been friends once, a long time ago, but now...well, they were barely on speaking terms. David continued to watch Dakota. Unlike Paul, David liked him from the moment he walked through the white door. He saw something Paul could not see, Dakota's heart. Of course, had Paul been able to see into Dakota's heart he probably would have hated him more. In David's eyes Paul seemed to hate all sources of good and love in the world; he saw them as weaknesses. One day David hoped to show him that love was not a weakness, but a weapon.
