Chapter ThirteenBy the time we made it to the dining hall, I was aching so badly that I could barely walk. The only relief I had was Booth walking close at my side, looking ready to grab me if I suddenly became unstable. I was also more than a little relieved that Keeya hadn’t made any protest about him being so close to me right now.
“That was brutal,” she said.
I felt my cheeks flare red, keeping my eyes averted as I slumped down into my usual chair at our table. None of us had spoken since leaving the training field, but I was glad to have the silence broken if only to drown out the sounds of muttering that had begun as soon as we’d all stepped into the dining room.
There were fewer students inside than I’d expected. Most of them had most likely already eaten and headed back to the d
