RASMUS’S POV “Instead of training like there’s no tomorrow, channel your energy toward Maya. She needs you more than ever,” Fred howled. I knew he had something to say to me from the moment he started howling aggressively. “She’s been shutting me out, and you know it.” “Then try harder!” he howled again. I continued struggling to catch my breath. In such a long time, I haven’t trained for this long. It’s been three days since the Seer gave Maya and me the bad news, and it’s been three days of me overworking myself. Fred thinks I might collapse from overexertion, but I don’t see that coming. I needed something to distract myself, and the only thing I could think of was work. I’ve also been doing more paperwork than ever. I dropped the sword in my hand and made my way out of the traini

