Xavier woke up later than he should have, not because he was tired but because nothing around him made noise. The room felt abandoned rather than quiet, the kind of silence that came after people left in a hurry or decided not to wake you. He sat up, rewrapped the parts of his face that still needed covering, and stepped out into the corridor.
No one was there.
He checked Rin's room first. Bed untouched, nothing moved, no sign Rin had even come back after the night. Klatos's room was next. Same thing. Arlen's door stood open, the sheets folded back, no personal items left behind. That was enough to irritate him.
