If You Can't Go Against Them, Join Them!

After arriving at the academy, Lothur did not take long to meet Elke in the dormitory room of Sector-1.

"What happened to you? Why are you late? Do you know I've been waiting for you here all morning?" She questioned Lothur as she paced back and forth in front of him.

Lothur bitterly smiled as he sat on one end of the bed in that room. "I'm sorry about that, Elke, but something came up, and I could not help but be late..."

Elke thoughtfully looked at him as she heard this, her eyes sharpening as she paid attention to him. "You were with someone else?" She approached him slowly, paying attention to his scent.

"Yes, I was with Viktoria."

"Viktoria?" Elke's eyes and mouth opened in surprise. "How? I thought you two didn't get along... How did something happen between you?"

He laughed awkwardly. "I just ignored her, and she went crazy for me... I guess I messed with her pride, and somehow she tried to win me over."

"That..."