It was Sunday. Gemma wasn’t supposed to be at the Guild. Neither was her mom—she didn’t often work on Sundays—but everyone wanted to know what the heck was happening after yesterday’s battle on Velazar Island. Gemma had only discovered something was going on last night after her mom received a call from one of her admin friends who had a Saturday shift. Gemma and her mom had then sat up half the night contacting everyone they knew in their attempt to find out more. Perry hadn’t replied to Gemma’s message. Neither had Ned. Her terrified mind kept telling her they must have gone off to Velazar Island to join the fight without her, but she was probably overreacting. They would have told her about something that major. Besides, trainees weren’t supposed to get involved in things like this, and
