The next day, Roy returned to school but did not attend class. Professor McGonagall had personally approved two days of leave for him, telling him to take some time to readjust to life at school.
All the other students had gone to class, leaving Roy alone to wander around the school. It was the final exam crunch week, and there were barely any empty seats left in the library. Students from every year were scrambling to review.
Roy, who had escaped America alive, drew crowds and heated discussion wherever he went. To avoid trouble, the idle Roy did not spend the whole day in the library as usual. Instead, he wandered the school's empty corridors alone all day.
The protective magic around his secret base had been completely broken by Dumbledore. Roy would have to set it up again in the future, but he was in no mood to start rebuilding now. He returned to his secret base and looked around once more. Aside from the books on the shelves being taken away, everything else remained exactly where it had been, as though no one had ever entered.
Sitting in his little cabin, Roy, whose heart had always been as still as water, somehow began to feel an indescribable restlessness stirring inside him. After going through so much and walking back from death's door, perhaps staying calm would have been the abnormal thing.
Connor's question yesterday had indeed made Roy realize something. Whether that Thunderbird had done it or not, Roy had unquestionably killed quite a few people this time, including Elias.
He had not killed anyone in many years. Since coming to this world, Roy had never truly fought a life-or-death battle. He had not had a chance to be alone these past few days, but now that he