Petal had a frown on her face.
She was sitting alone at the corner of the now deserted hall, her arms folded tightly across her chest and one leg crossed over the other. The assessment had ended a while ago and the once noisy hall had gradually emptied until only silence remained. A few instructors were still clearing away the glowing crystals used for the examination while distant voices echoed faintly from outside, reminding her the camp was still very much alive.
Yet none of it held her attention. Her mind was somewhere else entirely.
“What are you thinking about?”
Her knitted brows relaxed the moment the familiar voice reached her. Unfolding her arms, she turned around to find Christopher lowering himself onto the seat beside her.
He looked exactly like his usual self, her express
