
The conversation with Professor Rilley was completed sooner than Talia had imagined. Throughout that conversation, Kyle had not said much either. He just answered as necessary. Talia even more about the chronology of events when they first found Leo lying in blood.
After all the information needed was enough, Talia and Kyle were finally allowed to return to their dormitory. It was dark when they came out of Professor Rilley's room. The Dean then told Pim Pruxen, the faun guard of the Alchemist Department, to escort them both. Because of the attack on Leo this afternoon, now all students are not allowed to leave the dormitory after the study hours are completed. All children who want to get out of the dorm or go home after late afternoon must be accompanied by an adult witch or at least a school keeper faun.
And that's how Kyle and Talia now have to walk with the fussy Fip. The average faun known by Talia at the school was indeed very chatty. Although he has only known two fauns so far, Pim and another one is Shif Gnolxot, the Enchanter Department guard, where he studied with Kyle.
"Do you know that the beast, Dirlagraun, has not been found until now. All the residents of the Alchemy Department were terrified. Even the students in the dormitory did not dare to sleep in their room alone either. It was clearly the fault of the Beast Tamer, right. I already knew that they should not allow the possessor of such dangerous power to attend school here. They should have built their own place in the middle of the forest far from the city so that the beasts would not hurt anyone else" Pim said at length.
The positive side of a faun's fuss is that Talia can get more information from him.
"Bagaimaa they can tell that Leo's injuries came from Dirlagraun's attack?" lure Talia with a petty question first.
"Obviously, the student's shoulders and legs were torn from the bite, then his nape was exposed to the monster's sting from its poisonous tentacles. Luckily Professor Rilley is a talented alchemist. He immediately gave our department's best healing potion to reduce the effects of the poison and avoid infection from Dirlagraun's bite marks" Pim explained as they crossed a wide field bordering the dorm lake.
"How did the dirlagraun get into the Alchemy Department building?" ask Talia again.
"If from what I heard, he said someone deliberately put the beast in the early hours of the morning. There was a sharp trace of claw in the back shed of the Alchemist Department building. Even in the morning some children also had time to hear the sound of the growling of wild animals although not too loud. The tranquilizing potion in the warehouse was also a lot lost. I think the Dirlagraun was diced with a sedative before being released. It's worth it that he went berserk to the point of wounding a student." Pim told me with passion.
"Inadvertently putting a savage beast into the Alchemy Department?" sergeant Talia doesn't believe it. But who does that do that? And with what purpose?
"really. The problem until now traces Dirlagraun has not been found again. One thing is clear, the person who was carrying the beast was a Beast Tamer," Pim concluded.
Talia still wants to ask a lot of questions. Unfortunately, they are now in front of the princess dormitory building which stands in the form of a magnificent mansion with soft beige painted walls.
"Well, come in, schoolgirls. Make sure you don't wander around at night. The curfew was in place from today until Dirlagraun was found" Pim said later.
Finally, after passing through the red carpeted hallways and the beautiful Crystal chandelier, Talia arrived at her room on the third floor. After replacing her uniform with a splash of Leo's blood, Talia settles down on the bed.
"If I had tried to touch Leo before this, Leo might have survived. I hope he's okay" Talia murmured sadly.
The girl then thought of Kyle's already agitated attitude from morning. Did Kyle know about the incident before? Never mind Kyle also has an oracle ability like him. All sorts of possibilities flashed through Talia's mind, but it did not show any answers at all. Eventually, he skipped dinner and fell asleep faster.
***
Talia wakes up in the middle of a dark forest. He did not recognize the forest, but in the distance he saw his school building glow. Talia assumes he is in the forest behind the school, where the Beast Taming Department keeps their collection of beasts. This forest is supposed to be protected by powerful magic that makes anyone or any creature can not just go in and out. They had to get permission from Professor Ursula, the Head of the Beast Tamer Department, to be able to access the forest.
Talia soon realizes that she is now experiencing visions of the future. So without hesitation, the girl also walked down the dark forest gripping it. The sound of an owl sounds simple. Occasionally there were growls and howls that sounded threatening. The thick smell of blood dyed the air in that place. Talia assumed that the scent came from small animals that became the food of the wild animals. Closing her nose and mouth, Talia continued to search.
"How can anyone feel at home in this place. I'm grateful not to have been born with the talent to control wild animals" Talia murmured to herself.
As he was grumbling, his steps suddenly stopped. Talia saw someone standing in the darkness while facing off against a giant, jerked black puma! The girl automatically settles down and approaches the suspicious person. But then he realized that he was in a vision of the future, where no one would be aware of his existence. Then with confidence Talia approached the man.
Due to the dim light, Talia could not see clearly. One thing he could confirm was that the figure was a young man with silvery hair, a hair color similar to Kyle's. Talia frowned and walked closer to find out the young man's face.
"Gurth .. dah-gore ... Serinde .. " said the young man in a language Talia did not understand.
The girl had walked so close, but the face of the young man was bowed looking at Dirlagraun who was sitting before him. Talia really tried hard to get the right angle until suddenly the young man looked up and briefly showed a pair of shiny gray eyes. The next second Talia was back in her room, waking up from sleep in shock.
"Amyl ... ?" his spirit could not believe.