After study hall, the corridors emptied. Most students had gone back to dorms, or lingered in dim archways. Camilla was making her way to the east wing—books in hand, head down, trying to ignore the thrum of her own anxiety.
Lectures didn’t last up to an hour today. Perhaps the lecturer wasn’t in the spirit to teach. Other students were either doing something fun or sexy. But here Daisy ignored fun to teach someone a lesson.
Across the hall, shadows shifted. Dinah leaned against a pillar; Taura stood close by a door. Daisy appeared suddenly, gliding out of darkness, steps silent. In her eyes, cold determination.
She crossed her arms, glancing at Dinah, then to Taura, who stood quietly in the corner. Dinah was always ready for a fight, loyal to Daisy. Taura… well, Taura’s loyalty was co
