Iris After an awful nights sleep full of memories and flashbacks of my family, I had to drag myself out of bed. I wanted nothing more to wallow in despair again, but instead I decided it was time to start honouring my promise to avenge their deaths. This started with being strong enough to do so. While I had breakfast with a bleary eyed Thea, I told her on my plans to resume proper training tomorrow. Thea had been up half night on the phone to a sobbing Claire, looked worried that I expected her to join me. “I already go to basic training I don’t think I have the energy for warrior training too, even if I did get to admire Luke’s rear.” She winked. I had forgotten about her crush on Luke. “Don’t worry I’m happy to go on my own. What times does it start?” “It’s 6am, but you need to

