Back in her room, as she was trying to nurse her wounds, Iva got interrupted by a knock. She limped towards the door and when she opened it, her best friend was grinning excited, smile which evaporated in seconds.
Lori looked one second away from a complete nervous breakdown as she crouched in front of Iva, her hands flying everywhere at once while she inspected the bruises scattered over her arms and shoulders, and the dramatic expression on her face almost made Iva forget the exhausting chaos of the previous hours.
“Oh goddess above, Iva!” Lori practically shrieked, her voice echoing through the small academy room. “What happened to you? Who attacked you? Why are you bruised everywhere? Why does your neck look like—”
She stopped mid sentence.
Her eyes widened so much that Iva honestl
