I eyed them as I crossed my arms over my chest. “I have a feeling I’m not going to like what I’m about to hear.” I paused, letting my gaze slide to the half next to Josie. “Sitting a little close to her, aren’t you, bud?” The guy immediately scooted to the right while Josie frowned. He moved so far I thought he was going to slide right off the damn thing.

Marcus arched a brow as he glanced back at the two on the bench. “There was an altercation between them and two pure-bloods.”

I didn’t care what it looked like or what anyone thought. One second I was standing near Solos, and then I was in front of Josie, kneeling down so we were eye level. “Are you okay?”

She glanced toward Marcus and then slowly nodded. “I’m fine.”

Scanning every inch of visible skin, I wasn’t sure I entirely believed her. Yes, she was training and she could fight, but there was this illogical fear brewing deep in my gut.

“What happened?”

Josie bit down on her lip. “Well . . .”

“She was going to the cafeteria to get something to eat,” the guy said, standing. He took one look at my face and moved behind the bench, like that would help him if I wanted to do something to him. “I was heading back to my dorm when I saw her. Alone. And with everything going on, I didn’t think it was safe for her to be out here and I . . .” He trailed off, swallowing hard.

“I don’t think I asked you.”

Josie sighed. “Seth.”

“Why don’t you just piss around her?” Solos suggested.

Raising a hand, I flipped him off without looking back at him. “I’m also not talking to you.”

Standing, Josie punched me lightly on the arm. “Knock it off. It’s not a big deal. These two guys were being jerks and one of them threw a ball of fire at Colin.”

“He missed me,” Colin added.

My eyes narrowed.

Josie continued as she grabbed hold of her hair and started twisting it in a thick rope. “Anyway, the one guy started to throw the ball of fire again, and I sort of didn’t think, you know? I kind of just acted.”

And now I knew where this was heading.

“She used the air element,” Marcus explained. “They know she’s not a mortal anymore.”

A muscle began to tick alongside my temple. “Who are they? Besides this guy over here?”

“The two pure-bloods, who Colin was able to identify, have been rounded up, and they will be dealt with for instigating violence,” Marcus stated, his voice even. “You do not need to know who they were.”

I twisted toward him. “Is that so? I’m going to have to disagree.”