Cleon has accepted us for a month now. After becoming a member of the Pearl Pack, I was given a new task. I quickly rose to the position of the chief warrior assistant who was in charge of training the female fighters. It seems like my fate is always bound to be a trainer. While Cristina was receiving psychiatric therapy, I was regarded as the warrior's captain. A position I willingly took without grief or resentment in my heart. Slowly, I've made new colleagues and acquaintances, some of whom are Aunt Carolina's ardent fans of her baking. And because it's Sunday, the pack is taking a day off. My new pals and I will always stay in the kitchen while Aunt Carolina teaches us how to bake. Aunt eventually agreed to teach us after a lengthy period of begging. "Solene, the baking powder!" Aunt

