Ayaana's POV
The castle had been quite after our training.
The laughter which had filled the courtyard earlier was gone, only the silence are just the only one lingering. The boys choose to stay in the corner, and just talk about sword grips and footwork, but us girls, choose to sit in the circle and in a circle form.
This was not planned, it just happened unexpectedly. Nobody expected that this would actually happen. But there was something in the atmosphere, quiet but it's not awkward, which make me think that this was it, the moment I've been waiting for.
Crisha pulled the blanket closer to her, eyes watchinh the fire. Akira leaned against the stone, pretending she's on her own world but still watching us. And Star—forever reserved, forever keeping secrets—watched us with that curio
