Raven
The morning sun had barely crested over the castle walls when Ember and I made our way to the training yard. I’d hardly slept at all last night, tossing and turning after my little late night run-in with Hannah. Ember was still watching me out of the corners of her eyes, clearly waiting for me to elaborate as to why I had woken her to help me build a barricade in the middle of the night.
“Are you going to tell me what happened now?” she asked, tossing me a short practice sword for today’s session.
“Oh, not much.” I shrugged, trying to sound casual. “Just a little chat with our favorite person.”
Ember’s eyes narrowed. “Are you referring to Hannah?”
I nodded. “She cornered me last night. With a knife. Said a few things about me being weak, useless… you know, the usu
