"You alright?" Estelle asked. "Huh? Yeah, fine. Just trying to get used to it all." I looked around the dorm room, trying to make sense of what I was seeing. The last thing I"d expected was three gigantic four-poster beds and a fire crackling in the grate along one wall, a huge window along the other. "Oh, I get you. I thought this place was going to be a s**t-hole when I first came. I was right in some ways, but the dorm rooms are pretty lush." She kicked off her shoes and collapsed onto the bed I presumed was hers. Tyler sat beside her, pulling a cell phone out of her pocket. The sounds of a game app filled the air. "I guess I was expecting a row of uncomfortable single beds," I said. "We"re not in prison," Estelle pointed out. "I know. I"ve just never been at an academy before..."

