No one said much of anything on the drive back to the academy, each of us anticipating what we would find, none liking where our minds took us. We stuck Sonny in the very back, ignoring him as if the back seat were empty. Even if the spirits had told him where to find the scrolls, why didn't the spirits tell him how to fix all the problems we were having? It seemed to be very convenient for him to be the one to find the scrolls.
The weight of everything was beginning to take its toll on me mentally. Every time we took a step forward, we would then take two steps back. The guys reassured me they were there to help and that we lived as a team and died as a team. I couldn't help thinking about Ren and the day he showed up at my house to tell me I either went to the academy or I would be exi
