After dressing, Zaya went about the palace in search of anyone who’d point her in the direction of the trainer. Zaya swallowed an irritated sigh when she found Tajia in the dining room. She was sitting alone having breakfast.
“Not an early riser I see,” Tajia commented dryly, her eyes taking in Zaya from head to toe. Today her eyes held a slight narrow to them that hadn’t been there last night. “Would you care to join me?”
“No, I was hoping to find the trainer and get started,” Zaya said her voice sounding firm. She didn’t want to spend any time with Tajia this morning, plus she was still not over her jealous fit. And Dage words still rattled in her mind.
“I insist.”
“No, I need to get going. The chasm might be breached soon. There is no time to waste.”
“Why do I feel like you’re a
