#19.1 Anticipation
Grace opened the door to their dorm, and wasn't surprised to find that the room was dark. "Agni?"
Velt swam past him and whistled along, as if she was also calling for her master.
"Coming," Agni called from the mezzanine floor and Grace felt his presence descending the stairs.
"I'm going to turn on the lights, ok?" Grace warned before clicking on the lights. Colors returned and painted the familiar figure on the staircase.
Agni’s right hand was gripping a walking cane that Grace hadn't seen in years. It was back when Agni was severely burned that they also discovered damage to his left knee. Agni never told him exactly what happened, but the doctor that tended to him said that it had broken so many times that it would likely never heal completely.
The recovery took weeks, but Agni was able to walk normally again. He avoided frontline fights from then on, but if there was no choice, he was careful with his moves. Someone must've caught him off guard to be able to land a hit there. Could it be that this was the cause of his bad mood?
"Hey," Agni greeted Velt as she swam beside him. He patted her once before resuming his steps, making his way to Grace. "Welcome back."
"What happened?" Grace asked. He brought his hand to caress Agni's hair, undoing the clip and slipping his mask off his face.
To Grace's surprise, Agni smiled fondly. "Mini-me figured out my weak points."
"Well…" That probably wasn't it, then. It looked like he had a good time with them, especially with Khun's progress. "As expected from you."
Agni chuckled and took control of Grace's lighthouse. "Yeah. Kind of proud, perhaps."
"Glad to know you both get along."
"As good as currently possible. It's still a work in progress."
Grace gave Agni's mask back and trailed after him to the living room along with Velt. He resisted the urge to hold Agni's arm to support him, knowing that Agni hated being coddled when he was clearly capable by himself.
"I healed the worst of it. I just need to rest it a little." Agni assured, reading Grace's worry easily. "It should be good tomorrow."
Grace felt a little comforted after hearing that, knowing that it wasn't as serious as he had feared. Although he could still feel some uneasiness radiating from Agni.
"How's your day?" Agni asked, as Grace set the food and drinks down on the coffee table.
"Master called me after our call ended. After some explaining and persuading, he left me to practice together with Bam. I'm currently trying to teach him how to use reverse flow control for a wider range." Although it was a bit hard when Bam didn't have his emotions under control, so they were quick to call it a day and just sat together until Bam's curfew.
Agni hummed thoughtfully, "That gives me an idea for our next mock battle. I’ll think about it first."
"Cool." Grace joined Agni to sit on the floor, side by side. "How about you? It seems like you have something on your mind."
"Yeah, it's…" Agni avoided his gaze by staring ahead, "...not really about today's spar."
Grace raised his eyebrow. "Is everything okay?"
"I will tell you after dinner, alright? Go take a bath first. I've prepared your clothes in the bathroom."
Grace obediently got up when Agni nudged him away, though he gave Agni one last glance before turning around the corner and locking the bathroom door. He went on autopilot as his thoughts spiraled. Nothing major should be happening to the team right now, but what else could be the cause of this unease? It feels as if…someone they know had just died.
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