[@Old Amsterdam]

The laughing pervert pranksters dismissed the shattered stone wall, cackled like Hyenas as they departed somewhere in the dark mists, at last leaving them back to being alone. Well.. About as alone as you would think with no doubt the many more pranksters just waiting to stir up trouble. 
Optimism wasn't exactly Felix's strongest quality. 
If anything his strongest quality was the way he managed to constantly cause further harm to his already irritatingly hurt hand. What had been a dull sting had become excruciating. Of course that didn't mean he would ever stop being such a reckless fool.

All of that was lost in the moments shared with this strange but wonderful young lady.

[color=ed1c24]"At least.."[/color] he whispered, unsure what she was trying to say.

The next line of questioning came up unexpectedly, catching him a little off guard but not entirely unprepared. Of course someone would ask about why he would make such a huge blunder like he had on the podium.. made threats.. defied the authority of this academy. His silence was almost as telling as the sad look on his face as Felix held Dias hand with his uninjured one. They padded through the dark forest in silence for a bit as he tried to think of an explanation that would be adequate. 
His first thought was to lie but promptly decided against it.

[color=ed1c24]"The truth is.. I hate it here. Didn't ask to be here, didn't want to be here, but.."[/color] Felix squeezed her hand just a little tighter, [color=ed1c24]"It beats where I came from. Can't control whatever power everyone has. I've hurt myself, and others, many times without wanting to. This place serves as a reminder of my history so I.."[/color] Unable to face her, he looked away in a mixture of pride and deep shame. [color=ed1c24]".. I chose to be a jerk. If I'm gonna learn how to control myself and stop hurting others, the only way is to be alone.. right?"[/color]

Finally mustering the courage to look her in the eyes again he turned to flash a rare smile.

[color=ed1c24]"Sometimes you find what you need without looking for it though. What I was doing before going to the roof was standing at the door to my dorm room thinking about what I had to do. His name is Silas Asara and while speaking on the podium there was a part where I mentioned my roommate had better be ready to leave.. Wasn't blowing smoke at that. When I see him.."[/color] 

The two had been walking along the treeline as best they could. At some point they had wandered too far in and stumbled upon one of the many pathways.

[@Raptra][@CriticalHit]

Felix and Dia broke through a thick bit of low hanging branches and emerged just shy of the other traveling pair, Felix was too busy explaining himself to realize they had found another pair of students.

[color=ed1c24]"I'm gonna kick Silas out of our room for good."[/color] Felix stated confidently. Still unaware of the gravity of the situation they had potentially just walked into.