~Bethany~ Asad’s gaze brushes over every inch of me before hardening into a sharp, warning glare as he glances over my shoulder at the others. “If they’re bothering you, tell me. I’ll cast a restraining spell to force them to keep their distance.” He says to me. “Please try,” Olyon says in a challenging voice. I don’t bother glancing over my shoulder to see his expression since I’m sure he’ll have that same dark smirk that seems to get under everyone's skin. I walk right past Asad, too. Trailed by three Nobles who couldn’t define rejection if they had a dictionary shoved up their asses, I make my way to the back of a large cluster of Nobles in the open training ground. I try to settle my mind just in time to hear our instructor for today, Professor Fishbon, announce that we’ll be tr

