139 Competitive Spirit

Howard walked back to meet Reslan at the East Branch and for the first time he got to see the twenty Horned he'd be fighting with. Bermenthol stayed behind, on the other hand, to slowly weed out the two men who had let Virgil almost escape with his wife. Exiting the tunnel, Howard walked back towards the East Branch. Luckily, it seemed all the Horned he'd never met seemed to be waiting outside. 

Reslan kept his best students in the Four Guardians Shrine. All students who wanted to be part of the Four Guardians could enter into the Shrine and compete for a spot. The only one who had fully earned it is Priscilla. However, Howard hadn't seen her since they returned.

Instead, he saw Monica and Harley waiting next to fifteen other girls and one guy. The guy was rather small and had on a black pair of overalls with a white shirt. Aside for his sharp eyes and scraggly brown hair, he seemed to fade into the distance. However, Howard was just happy to see another man!