Elara's POV
Kael found me near the main corridor after second period.
I had been walking to my locker with Freya when he fell into step beside me with the particular ease of someone who had never once worried about whether his company was welcome, and Freya took one look at his approach and very graciously announced she had forgotten something in the classroom and disappeared before I could stop her.
I made a mental note to have words with her about that later, then turned to face Kael with the expression of someone who was perfectly fine and had not just been abandoned by her best friend.
"Training," Kael said, by way of opening, because apparently full sentences were optional this morning.
"Good morning to you too," I said, reaching my locker and spinning the combination.
"I want
