521 Eastern Front

The next morning, a level of general excitement and concern in the Den area woke Wolfe up with a sense of unease. The residents of Forest Grove were preparing for something big, and it must have happened overnight while he was sleeping.

Wolfe climbed out of bed and left Ella wrapped around Kira, who, despite her protests at being used like a stuffed animal, actually greatly enjoyed not sleeping alone. Normally, she would sleep next to one of the student witches, who were among the only children or teens here without their parents, but Ella had gotten a hold of her last night and claimed the evening as "Girls' Bonding Time."

After a quick shower, he dressed in a casual cargo pants and tank top version of his armour spell, and went out to see what the commotion was. Janet, their lead engineer from the design department, ran over as soon as she saw him come out into the hallways, already prepared with notes to make sure that she got to everything.