A shiver of excitement goes through me, and I frown. Oh, this is not good. Van glances back at me, and I nod.
“Yeah, that’s fine, we’ll be there,” Evander replies.
“I can only let two of you in with him at the same time,” Ty reminds everyone.
“We know the protocol, Ty,” Reed replies.
“Just making sure,” Ty replies. “I’ll have everything ready for you.”
“Thanks,” Van says. “One more thing while we have you.”
“What’s up?” Ty asks curiously.
I have to admit that I’m slightly curious as well because I have absolutely no idea what Van is going to ask him.
“I sent you a text, but you must have missed it. When we went into town, we noticed that no one really paid attention to us, which we were grateful for, but it surprised us because of the Choosing. Raiden mentioned something about everyone forgetting,” Evander says.
“I’m sorry, I thought I had mentioned it. Yes, Raiden is right. The general population forgets who took part in the Choosing. It’s actually a fairly new thing,” Ty explains.
“What do you mean?” I ask curiously.
“Well, the Choosing was never broadcast like it is now, so it was never an issue. We’re not actually sure why it changed when Trieneliea closed down. It’s just another thing that we’ve had to get used to. Everyone knew that those who won the Choosing and became Warrior Bonded teams got a mark that identified them as such, but unless the warrior showed someone their mark, no one would know that they were a part of a Warrior Bonded team,” Ty explains.
“That makes so much more sense,” Reed says. “I was trying to wrap my head around why anything would think it was a good idea to let every supernatural, including criminals, know that they were now most likely coming after them. It just didn’t make sense.”
“It still doesn’t,” Ty agrees. “Like I said, everyone gets to watch the Choosing now, and although most forget who was involved, they just know that a Choosing happened, and someone won. Some don’t forget, and there doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason for who gets to remember. Which means there are most likely some supernaturals out there who we really don’twant to remember who you are and what you’re capable of that who do remeber.”
“Well, that’s great news,” Coen says sarcastically, and I smirk.
“I’d put money on the fact that the Blue Fucker is one of the supernaturals that know,” Doc says, his eyebrow raised, and looking thoroughly unimpressed. “That’s why HID is staking out your hometown, because how else would they know that you were alive without the Blue Fucker telling them that you were. They’re human, they can’t watch the Choosing.”
“Fuck,” I curse.
Ty sighs, “That would be a probable scenario.”
“Awesome,” Raiden says.
“Sorry, guys,” Ty says. “I wish there were something that we could do, but there have only been a few Choosings, including yours, since Trieneliea shut, and we don’t know why they’re suddenly being broadcast. We actually have a team working on it at the Training Academy, but they have very little data to work from.”
“Do they remember them?” I ask.
“Yes, again, we don’t know why they do. They aren’t high-ranking, they aren’t supernaturals in places of power. There is no rhyme or reason for it,” Ty replies.
“That explains why Neera, Joey, and Navy remember,” I mutter.
“They do?” Ty asks, sounding surprised.
“Yeah, they seem to,” I reply.
“Maybe it’s because they’re all close with Neith?” Raiden suggests.
Ty hums, “Possibly.”
He doesn’t sound too sure, and to be honest, I’m not too sure about the suggestion either. However, I know next to nothing about this subject, so I could be completely wrong.
“At least the majority of people don’t know who we are, so we can still do our jobs,” Evander reasons.
“Yes. I’ll get everything set up for tomorrow morning so you can go and see Dimitri,” Ty changes the subject.
