“The third floor?” The tendrils wrapped around Aellyn’s pointy ears perked up. “I’ve never been to the third floor. What are we going to do there?”
“You’ll see,” I replied, not wanting to give anything away in a hall where others might be listening. I couldn’t imagine any Valkyrie students would betray us, but I wasn’t going to take that risk.
With Aellyn following in my step, we climbed the stone stairs to Flavia’s floor. A passing third-year glared at us, but didn’t dare say anything. My affiliation with the Heir of the East was quite known throughout the dormitory by now.
I halted in front of Flavia’s door and knocked firmly.
“Come in!” a voice called.
Good. I twisted the metal knob and stepped into the room, inviting Aellyn as I went.
“Flavia, this is Aellyn,” I introduced, ges
