"Lucas" Ryker greeted him with a calm smile, "It has been a while. How have you been?"
Lucas stopped in front of him, his eyes were serious and his shoulders were stiff, "I have been… thinking," he said honestly, "Trying to get my head around something"
He took a slow breath, the kind you take before saying something heavy.
"I need to talk to you, Ryker. Alone."
Ryker looked at him for a second, then nodded with ease. "Alright," he said, "Let's head to my dorm"
He turned and began walking down the path without another word.
Lucas followed behind quietly.
He watched Ryker's back as they moved through the Academy grounds. Each step made his thoughts louder. More twisted m
"He has changed," Lucas thought, "No…not changed. He is not the Ryker from the novel at all"
