"Woah there, sweetheart! I think I'm fine where I am right now," Crow tried to reason, throwing his hands in the air in surrender. "But yeah, that's part of the reason. Said I'm too much of an asset to leave alone and he'd rather have me as one of his Ironbloods."

Crow didn't blame him, but it didn't mean he liked the idea of being an Ironblood either. He still hated Giliath Osbourne even if he gave up on his revenge. Still--

"Principal Vandyck said that the Chancellor can't actually touch me until I'm out of the academy, so for the moment I'm protected by both him and the Board of Directors. And given who's on that Board... well, just rest assured that I'm safe." For now.