Gadon snickered. Callum tried not to look in Gabi’s direction. He was afraid that if he did, he’d discover she was upset that Master Rudeos thought she was anything like Callum.
The day that everything started to unravel for Callum wasn’t all that different from many other days. Callum was outside with Master Hart’s group — Asper, Nigel, Celia, and Gwenda. They were practicing sending bolts of fire at one another. Callum’s sleeve was already singed and, with his leg, he was having to do a lot of deflecting to avoid getting burned. Gadon, who Callum had suddenly realized was a corrupt and evil-hearted cheater, was jumping out of the way half the time instead of bothering with magic.
Eventually, Callum sat down on a log, breathing hard. Asper looked over at him as though considering whethe
