“Men versus women for this round,” Magister Diarmaid directs Rhys, Saoirse, and the Flower Guard they train with. Perhaps that will force Alastair and Rhys to work better together, he hopes, although he isn’t exactly optimistic. Alastair has never been the most pleasant faerie to work with, but he has seemed to be more moody and combative in the past few days, and no one seems to know the cause. When asked, Alastair dismissively tells everyone that he’s fine, but he looks as though he has not gotten much rest of late, and he has not stopped doing everything he can in training to keep Rhys and Saoirse apart. “To me, ladies,” Kyrie says, while Seamus similarly calls his team together. Once she, Saoirse, Aeowyn, and Elowen are huddled up, she continues quietly. “Given the teamwork issues we’

