KS: (snores loudly)
Lydia: Great, the moron is asleep. Now what do we do?
Riela: I guess we start the chapter.
Imca: I see no reason not to do that.
Everyone in the classroom stared at Brixham in total shock. He openly announced that Baldren and Audrey allying themselves with Lanseal could change the tide of the civil war in their favor. Unsurprisingly, there were a few people who were skeptical of the claim.
"With all due respect, Professor, what give you the impression that them being here will help us?" Franca asked.
Baldren narrowed his eyes at her. "Please do not refer to myself and my sister as 'them'. We do have names."
Franca glared at him. "And I couldn't care less about them. I don't trust you or your sister enough to refer to you by name."
Audrey scoffed and crossed her arms. "You don't trust us to the point where you won't refer to us by name? How indignant."
Franca ignored her and turned back to Brixham. "Back to the topic at hand, what makes you think that these two are going to be of any help to us?"
The siblings sighed in annoyance from being refered to as "these two".
"It's quite simple, really," the man explained. "Baldren and Audrey were in charge of major divisions in the rebel army. For Baldren, it was the infantry, and for Audrey, tanks. They should have a broad knowledge about where the rebels are stationed, where they'll attack next and how many they will send."
"But how will we know they won't ambush us?" Erik asked.
"I honestly doubt that is a likely outcome," Zeri intervened. "Those two are no doubt under the watchful eye of the faculty. If there is any sign of a potential betrayal, they are sure to report it to the headmaster posthaste."
Erik scoffed. "I don't remember asking for your input, dark hair."
Zeri turned away and adjusted his glasses.
"Getting back to the topic at hand," Brixham continued. "Baldren and Audrey are more than knowledgable about the rebels' layouts, and they should be able to give us insight as to where they will attack next."
"Uh, excuse me, Professor," Joachim said while raising his hand. "But are you certain you trust these guys not to stab us in the back?"
"I sincerly doubt they will," Alexis said. "They look like they want to protect Gallia, so I say we give them a chance."
"Reality check, Hilden," Erik called out. "They had their chance and they threw it to the wind. I say we just let them rot."
Suddenly, the sound of a chair being pushed out gained everyone's attention. They turned to the source, which happened to Avan, who was standing up, both hands on his desk.
"Do you even hear yourselves right now? Like, really, are you even hearing yourselves? I'm aware that these two can't be trusted easily, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't give them a chance to prove themselves. You guys are not putting enough faith in them."
"We're not putting enough faith in them?" Franca scoffed. "Avan, if anything, you're putting too much faith in them."
"Yeah Hardins, have you forgotten whose side you're on?" Erik added. "No matter how hard you try to convince us, we won't consider those two traitors as part of our class."
"Well, maybe Avan is right. You're not putting enough faith in them."
Everyone turned to Noel, who was standing at her desk.
"Look at all of you. You're treating Baldren and Audrey like they're less than human just because they were affilated with the rebel army. I won't deny that a majority of the damage they've inflicted upon Gallia can't be undone, but should we really deny them the chance to make up for it?"
Everyone was in deep thought from her words. Maybe they were being too quick to judge the two.
"You know what? She's right," Pete piped up. "Avan clearly has fate in those two, and as far as I can remember, he's never steered anyone wrong before. So I say we let them in."
Alexis nodded as she stood up. "I agree whole heartedly."
"As do I," Reiner said, standing up as well.
Helmut said nothing as he stood up.
"Y-You know," Raymond stuttered while standing up. "Maybe we should give them a chance..."
"Yeah, let's give them one," Sofia said, standing up and giving Baldren a wink.
Avan was surprised at this turn of events. The class was tearing itself apart on whether or not Baldren and Audrey were welcome in Class G, but now the people who supported his decision were making their opinions heard. He couldn't help but smile at the result.
"Alright then," Brixham said. "Does anyone else believe that Baldren and Audrey should be given another chance?"
As for the remaining students, Melissa sat at her desk, staring at the siblings intently. Erik his head around, not wanting to look at them anymore. Coleen stared at her hands, conflicted on whether or not to trust them. Morris stared at the window, not really paying attention to the discussion. Joachim tapped his desk, thinking deeply. Lotte also appeared to pay no attention to what was going on as she fiddled with her camera. Marion sat quietly, not saying a word to anyone. And as much as Nichol wanted to voice his opinion, a sharp glare from Franca was more than enough to silence whatever input he would've given.
Brixham sighed. "Very well. It seems like we have a long day ahead of us."
KS: (snores loudly)
Imca: Is he going to be like this for the whole story?
Riela: I hope not. We've still got a lot of ground to cover.
Lydia: (to the readers) You there. Yeah, you. Fave, review, do whatever the hell you want. I don't care.