A goal to work towards

Ronan could not sleep all night while thinking about the principal's words. On one hand, he knew that the right choice to make was to give up on learning fire spells. However, humans were irrational creatures driven by emotion, and Ronan's emotions did not let him let go of the obsession so easily.

Hence, the next day, Ronan decided to talk about the matter with Percy and take his opinion on it. He knew his brother would give him the most frank and unbiased opinion, which, in turn, would help him come to a conclusion. Hence, during lunch break, he approached Percy's table, sitting beside him.

Percy raised an eyebrow when he saw Ronan come beside him; his head down, staring at the lunch plate, not looking at Percy even once. For a moment, Percy thought his little brother loved the sweets given for lunch today and had come here to silently ask for it. Hence, being the elder one, he silently slid the sweets in his plate, smiling at his little brother.