Anger was good. That meant his words had gotten under Zephyr's skin. That's where they belonged.

Kiden, on the other hand... well, he hadn't thought it would work. If he had to guess, he'd say it was just too casually easy to disbelieve it.

"I have office hours every once in a while. Any cadet is welcome, not just ones in my classes. If either of you ever need someone to talk to, you're welcome to drop by.

"You guys can go," he added, jerking his head to the hallway back to Garden. "Oh yeah, I should probably say this, don't do it again."