She spoke, her voice deep. "Gideon Lawson, let's go."
"Alright."
And with that, a long line of rough-looking young men fell in behind Chloe Sinclair.
Onlookers—
"Damn, why do I kinda think this crew of edgy guys is hot?"
"Some of those guys look familiar. What department are they in?"
"They don't look like they go here. Probably high schoolers."
"They must be Gideon Lawson's friends. I see him bring them here to eat all the time."
"Then they're probably all geniuses, too."
In the mathematics department, Gideon Lawson was a legend in his own right.
At twenty-four, he was a freshman, yet many students already knew who he was.
Gideon Lawson came from a poor background. He had first been admitted to Emberfall University at eighteen, but he took a leave of absence after just one semester. In that single semester, however, he had ranked first in his entire department.
At nineteen, just as his peers were about to start their sophomore year, Gideon Lawson dropped out completely.
