The duel[1]

"Harry." Nathan said, finally getting closer to Harry. "How are you doing, you good?"

"Huh… yeah." Harry replied, still not sure why Nathan asked him how he was doing all of a sudden. He wanted to question why he did, but he later decided not to, feeling that it would come off as weird.

"I didn't see you in school yesterday, well, given what happened, it was expected." Nathan suddenly said, causing Harry's brows to raise in confusion.

"What happened?" Harry asked, his gaze drifting to Nathan.

For a moment, Nathan's eyes flashed with surprise at Harry's question, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"What did you mean by what happened, don't you know about the rifts that suddenly opened around Vernil?" Nathan asked.