Alex, searching for Zahara, came to the place she stays most of the time—the academy patrol headquarters.
Creak
But the moment he walked through the door to the main hall, or the main office, where every file related to the crimes committed and the way to the big prison and the cells is, he was surprised to see two people he knew very well.
'Thorin...' One of them was the dwarf he had made a deal with, the one he was going to use on a later date, and the other, 'Ben Dover...'
But the moment he muttered those words inwardly, a teasing remark from Sophie was hurled at him.
[You're saying that to me?]
'...'
Alex was left speechless for a moment. Why was he being teased because of another guy's name, but he was soon to counter, 'Yeah, you better 'Ben Dover' better tonight, 'cause I'm gonna slap that cheeky ass of yours a lot.'