POV: Luna
Three days after the rogue sighting, Aria pulls me aside during lunch.
"We need to talk. All of us. Privately."
"About what?"
"About not being prepared. About relying on faculty to protect us when they clearly can't. About taking our defense into our own hands."
I follow her to a secluded corner where Nova, Sienna, and Lyric are waiting.
"What's this about?" I ask.
"A proposal," Aria says. "We start our own training circle. Secret. Just us. We learn combat magic. Defensive techniques. Everything the Academy won't teach us because we're 'too young' or 'not ready.'"
"That's against school rules," Nova points out.
"So is using blood magic to curse students. So is sending rogues to spy on people. So is half the stuff happening at this Academy." Aria crosses her arms. "The ru
