The other two, after Marc's departure, began to discuss with one another what it was like having their traits. Jash laughed and started to speak, "Transforming even partially feels like a hot flame is about to burst out of your body, and then suddenly it goes away, and you suddenly have the wings, claws, fangs, and the other stuff. How about you, man?" Hope decided to respond with a curious look and decided to do a few aerial tricks first. He spun his body, creating a huge gust of wind, and then made loops.
And then he decided to answer the question in a delighted, yet honest tone, "For me, having these wings always out can be a pain, especially when buying new clothes, it sucks having to shed once in a while..." as looks down and sees a Mansion with a Victorian-style exterior and a landing strip. Hope then waved to Jash and said excitedly, "Ok man, looks like this is my stop now." After he took a landing position and landed on the landing strip beside the house. As he fixes his composure, he realizes what time it is already. "It's already past 9 pm, I'm past curfew, before looking around to see if anyone saw him land; however, if only Hope knew he was already spotted.
As the boy walks into the house, he sees a woman in a emerald colored dress. The woman seemed to have wings even larger than his. Only then did he realize it was his mother sitting on the couch. "Hello, son, how fine of you to at last arrive, you kept us waiting for so long," the boy's mother said with a strict tone in her voice. Hope then decided to respond. " My dearest apologies, mother, I seem to have taken a wrong turn earlier during my departure from the academy. While with a smile that felt rehearsed." The young boy then starts to walk towards his room.
However, suddenly, a beam of light shoots past his body, just missing him by a few inches. The boy's mother then continues, "Do you think I wouldn't find out about what you have done?" As she walks towards him with a furious expression. "However, I am willing to excuse this offense with a few conditions..." Hope's expression went from a smile to a terrified one, but he decided to stay quiet. "Your academy's director has informed me that you've been accepted by Thalryn Academy. I've decided that you're going, and there are conditions you must follow . You must place in the top 5 of your class's academic ranking, and you must provide weekly updates to me. If you violate any of these conditions, you are immediately you shall no longer receive any money. Until you give us a proper explanation, do you understand?" The boy then nods his head in agreement. "Ok, now that you understand, I am going to confiscate your aether beacon. I'll be keeping it until the day before you leave for Thalryn. Now go to your room and go to bed."
As Hope is getting ready for bed, the mask he wears to please his slips off and he groans, "Well, looks like I'm going to Thalryn, man, I wonder what the others are doing