"Lord Avesta, is the young lady your girlfriend?"
"Yes, she is. One more, and we go."
I picked out a random hand from the sea of them. A man in his early twenties took it upon himself and shouted the loudest.
"We all saw you fighting alongside regulars when the mass Rips of black portals occurred! Will you make yourself available when ANUSA returns!?"
It was a good question, you lanky loser. Will I sacrifice myself at the age of 15 if a terror monster larger than the Empire State Building reappears? Fck No!
"Absolutely, I will be available... just let me have my school trip first." I waited until the obligatory laughter stopped. "We're off. Please enjoy your time here; have a ride on the elephants."
I dragged away the frozen newbies with me, and soon our soldiers created a solid wall around us, escorting us away.
"I thought elephants were endangered species. How...?"