They released Betty and Kirsten from the clinic on the same day. When they entered the kitchen, Loraine and Beatrice ignored them. Beatrice knew she would have to fight Betty soon. Loraine had told her how well Betty did, even after she had been in trouble. This made Beatrice nervous. She was a talented fighter, but she feared that Betty might be better than her. As the number two ranked cook, she was in a comfortable position. She did not have to fight in the real brutal contests with other stables, and she never intended to challenge Loraine. But now her ranking was in danger.
Although Kirsten thought the other two cooks would welcome her back, they were cold towards her. The only reason they had befriended her was because they had wanted her to beat up Betty. Now that she had failed to
