––––––––
I SOFTLY DRUMMED MY hands on the desk, trying to break some of the deafening silence in the classroom. With a couple of Ravens standing at the front glaring at me, it was pretty hard not to feel awkward.
Fuck.
We were in real trouble now.
I glanced to my left, where Aellyn was sitting. She was paler than usual and she looked like she was going to throw up. She had to be just as mortified as I felt.
Yup. This was it for us.
What were we waiting for?
Commander Folk was just pacing up and down the front of the room, the ground vibrating with every step. He was a bear of a man, terrifying in every way.
The door shrieked open and Dagwood entered, rushing forward to Folk. The two put their heads together, whispering with the occasional glance in our direction.
Nerves drummed t
