The light chatter in the communal kitchen of the dormitory only added to my brewing headache and I considered skipping dinner and heading straight to bed. Or the shower. Despite having changed shirts and getting rid of my coat, I could still smell the lupin vomit on me.
Before I could retreat, Ramona spotted me from the couch area and waved to get my attention, her energetic voice carrying through the kitchen. “Char! Come here, you’ve got to see this. Tess took a video of one of the royal sphinxes wearing an inflatable pool ring.”
As tired as I was, that did sound fun.
I made my way over to the two girls huddled over Tess’ phone. The sphinx intern started the video from the beginning and held it up for me to see.
A large royal sphinx paraded through his enclosure with a flicking tail a
