When Theo asked the question, Jack halted in his steps, and his shoulders seemed to tense.
His reaction didn't go unnoticed by Nyx and Theo, who were just behind him.
A frown briefly crossed Nyx's delicate features. Now that she thought about it, the only thing Jack had told them was that he had met Nox in Snowhelm and that they'd had quite the adventure together.
He had claimed that they were close friends and nothing more. He never said where he came from or what he did.
Because of how instrumental he had been in their escape—and not wanting to appear rude—most of the students, including Bridget, had avoided this topic like a plague.
However, now that he seemed to show so much knowledge about the demons, their curiosity was piqued once more.
"Well, I'm obviously from the Human Continent, as you can see," Jack said, continuing forward.
"We know that," came Nyx's cold, indifferent voice from the back.
