Though, now that he could sit down and think about it a little, it wasn’t that unexpected that she had survived. She was a fourth-year, and they had been at the front of the procession, which was very unfortunate, because fourth year students were, presumably, much more capable of defending themselves than third-years… and they were the ones who reached the safety of the shelters first, leaving their younger compatriots to fend for themselves.
“I didn’t know you had any fire spells,” Briam said from over Zorian’s shoulder. Zorian turned to see the other boy stroking his familiar affectionately. “I guess that’s one of the things Zach has been teaching you this past month, huh?”
“Yeah,” Zorian admitted. He gave the fire lizard a dubious look, and the reptile stared back at him challengin
