Since I had found out that Chelsea had been punished by Ivana for having the audacity to be friendly with me, I had decided to distance myself. I had even given up taking charge of the youngsters' training and had asked another warrior to take care of it. I could still see her lying in the bed in the infirmary, her body covered in blood and bruises. The Luna had almost beaten her to death. Even during the rogues attack, she hadn't been that badly beaten. Our final conversation was still spinning in my mind, I had no choice but to be cold and adamant. I entered the treatment room with a stiff and determined step. I was going to end this beginning of friendship brutally, like ripping off a bandage in one go so that the pain would last as little as possible. At my entrance, she had painfully
