(BL) Hunting The Field Guide novel Chapter 413

Chapter 413: Dr. Lyons has a crush~

Kellen did his best to not let his worries affect his classes, nor his interactions with others. His students didn’t need to know that their fellow trainee Guides were in potential danger. Or, more potential danger.

They were Guides. They were always in danger, especially right now. Kellen had to take some blame for that too. _{frёewebηovel.cѳm}

Before all of this, he had been alone. Then, Brent had come along. He hadn’t considered how his actions could affect the others around him because he hadn’t really had others around him. It seemed that some part of him had always known that and his actions had reflected that. But now?

Now Kellen was kicking himself internally about how he had painted a target on his back, and thus, had painted a target on anyone who interacted with him backs. It wasn’t like everyone didn’t know that he had personally trained the Guides coming to the front lines. Everyone knew. Plus, Brent was with them.

Brent had been working on his own after Kellen had left for the city, but he had come pretty much as soon as Kellen called and taken up the mantle that Kellen had handed him. With a bribe and blackmail, of course, but that was more in jest than anything else. If Brent really said no, Kellen would have respected his wishes.

Before that, Brent had worked with Kellen. Everyone knew that. They had worked as a pair for years. They also hadn’t ended on a sour note. There were very few people on the front lines who wouldn’t know that if Brent left for an extended period of time, it was probably because he went to work with Kellen.

Plus, he was wearing the uniform of the Saturn Guild when they weren’t going into gates. It was a no-brainer that they were affiliated.

Kellen was trying not to spiral about what was going on at the front lines. He didn’t think he was doing a particularly good job when Casper came to speak to him at one point in his office. However, Kellen was a bit preoccupied when he came by to visit.

Maeve was back from the front lines, not because of the warning from Gunther, but because apparently the Peach Guild needed her expertise with something. Kellen had a feeling he knew exactly what they needed her help with, but he wasn’t going to prod her for more details. He was busy chatting to her in his office while he worked on the next phase of his training plan.

She looked good, happy even, until Kellen heard a knock at his door. Both of them turned, staring at Casper who had his little tablet with him. He seemed to have a thoughtful look on his face as he noticed the pile of snacks on Kellen’s desk that Maeve had brought in with her. A peace offering of sorts. They were also clearly from her since the pile was right in front of her on his desk.

She had kind of just dropped them there after she had pushed the door open.

Casper’s lips turned up as he pushed up his glasses, entering the room.

"Am I interrupting something?" He asked carefully, and Maeve laughed.

"No. I feel like I’m the one interrupting important Guide business." Maeve said, wiggling her eyebrows. Casper chuckled softly.

"You, Dr. Lyons? Never. You and your fellow Doctors are always welcome to Guide business. Shall I send you the schedule?" Casper asked casually and Maeve laughed. She placed her hand on his shoulder, giving it a warm squeeze before she patted it.

"It’s alright. I wouldn’t want to scare them. I know for a fact you send the stronger ones my way, Lieutenant Casper, and I appreciate it." She said with a smile. "Not that I get up to the same antics as some of our more prolific Espers, but I do appreciate when a Guide doesn’t balk at me." Kellen hated hearing that. His brows furrowed, and he was about to go into a long rant when Maeve stopped him. "Kellen, it’s not what you think." She said, a twinkle to her eye.

Even Casper seemed amused.

"It really isn’t. Maeve has scared a few of her Guides in the past with her stature. None who have worked for us, and certainly not after you arrived, but it’s an inside joke. The previous Guild that Dr. Lyons worked at didn’t consider her feelings in the slightest." Casper sniffed, raising his nose slightly. "They didn’t even value her at all." He sounded pretty upset about that, and Kellen agreed.