15 "Playtime's over! Get your s**t together. Go again!" -Well, at least things didn't get weird.- This was more than weirdness. She wasn't sure what it was, exactly, but it wasn't that. Something had happened in the few hours he was gone. When she'd asked, he'd just gone on and on about how if she wanted to survive, there needed to be less talking, less worrying about everyone's feelings, and more sweat dripping. Yes, dripping sweat was essential to the cause of her not dying. -Definitely seems like weirdness.- She ignored the voice in her head. It wasn't that. At least, it wasn't only that. Hamal was worried. No, he was scared. The thought terrified her. They'd been training relentlessly for over an hour. She was surprised his voice hadn't gone hoarse with so much battering of h

