[center][h1][color=556b2f]Roland Nightbreaker[/color][/h1][/center]
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The silence that had fallen from Roland’s outburst was soon broken by another student speaking up, but this time in favor of the new rules. The boy made his way through the crowd to stare Roland down as he refuted his argument. At first, Roland took this as an intimidation tactic and met the boys gaze with the same fury in his eyes. But as the boy forced the words out of how he had seen the murder and the intensity in his eyes diminished, it became clear just how afraid he was. They all were.

As one of the teachers approached him lecturing him on what consequences such reckless action could bring, Roland’s attention instead was drawn to the students around him. The looks of terror painted on their faces only further drove home the point that Roland may have misjudged the courage of his peers. Here he was thinking most would want to rise up against this mysterious murderer, but instead they all feared for the lives. The final nail in the coffin for Roland’s defiance came when Duncan, the only person he even considered a friend so far, also voiced his disagreement. 

That was the end of it. No one would stand with him. His gaze lowered to the floor as he hands still balled into fists began to shake. For a moment it looked as though he was about to explode, but instead he let out a defeated breath and halfway raised his hands in surrender. [color=556b2f]“Fine. You all know what I think of this, but if everyone is choosing to hide, then I won’t fight it.” [/color]

After giving in, Roland turned to follow Duncan to be escorted to the droms. The entire way, he kept his head lowered and his hands tucked in his pockets saying nothing as Duncan conversed with another student by the name of Lumen. 

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