25. Forest BattleTristan stared after Aiden as he ran away through the tents. He probably ought to stop him, but Aiden would only go anyway.
“Why didn’t you tell him about Iolair sooner?” said Signy, fixing Tristan with a hard stare.
Tristan sighed. “They’re not allowed to fly together. Remember, Captain’s orders.”
Signy folded her arms. “Captain said nothing about not letting them talk to each other.”
Tristan held up his hands. “If I’d known it was so important to him, I’d have said something sooner.”
Signy gave a disbelieving laugh. “Don’t play ignorant, Tristan. You just don’t want Aiden and Iolair getting too friendly.”
“That’s got nothing to do with it,” said Tristan.
Signy raised both eyebrows. “I know how long you’ve been waiting to start Rider training. And then Aiden comes
