The principal didn’t often traverse around the school, but when he did it was usually with intent – & always with his students’ best interest at heart. Of course, he never found anything during his rounds, more often than not he would find misbehaving students. Today he found … something else. & apparently he knew one of his teachers.
“Miss Newtail, hmm?” Bump walked a little closer & peered through the window, seeing Darta teaching her class of enthralled students. With a small raise of his brow, he turned his attention back to the strange creature.
“Not often, no. Just when I feel like there is someone sneaking about that shouldn’t be.” Frewin’s tail flicked a bit curiously as Bump stared at – what did Darta say his name was? Keres? She had spoked about him, in passing, made Hieronymus happy for her … happy she found someone to make her smile so genuinely again. What he was not happy about was that this Keres was going to startle some students, if seen.
“Darta has spoken about you, too. She always smiles when she talks about you – however, I feel she won’t be too pleased to hear you were spying on her while teaching.” Instead of just popping in to say hello, but the principal left that part out.
Keres’ own tail flicked in annoyance. In fairness, he had wandered onto school grounds without permission, but as the saying went, it was better to ask forgiveness. Besides, he wasn’t intending on interacting with the students, just Darta herself. He wasn’t ready to engage with brats at the school.
There was a swell of pride in the draconequus’ chest in hearing Darta talked about him inside the school walls. It shouldn’t have been a surprise to him, and in a way it wasn’t. Yet it was always nice to get the reassurance that she cared for him in the same way. Because sometimes, he still had a hard time believing it.
❝ Perhaps... Only I was waiting until she was finished with her class to make my presence known. I feel she would be less pleased if I were to interrupt her while in the middle of her lessons, wouldn’t you agree, principal? ❞ Keres took a few steps closer towards Bump, flexing his claws into the ground. ❝ Tell me, what’s your plan now? To throw me off the school grounds after not doing a single thing wrong? ❞
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