53 True Strength

"You sure took your sweet time to get out of there." Disha was waiting for Ashton for more than a couple of hours, "For a second I thought you died or something. So which place did you get?"

Ashton was the last person to get scanned, and hence it took him some time to get out of the academy. Honestly, he was hoping he wouldn't see any of the mistress's disciples even though he knew it was nothing more than wishful thinking. 

He was an asset to the mistress, why the hell would she leave him alone after all she had done 'for him'?

"First place," Ashton mumbled as if it was nothing special and kept walking.

It took a couple of seconds for Disha to realise what Ashton had just said. But even then, she had to confirm it for herself.

"First? Are you for real?"

"Yeah, why? Is there something wrong?" 

"tell me everything that happened."