With the fighting challenge now over and the board evening out once again, classes began like normal, only this time the King and the Luna stayed close by making sure Maximus was too busy to be with me. But each night he still crept into my room, exhausted from whatever they were making him go through, and each night I would curl up in his arms and listen to his soft snores. The dance was only a few days away. Once it was over, they were leaving. We could make it until then. Our dresses were delivered just moments ago as we all stood in Nora’s room showing them all off. “The pink on yours matches your hair perfectly!” I told Sophia as she held her dress up to her chest, giving us a soft spin to see it flare out around her. Ava had gone with a light blue dress, one that would match her

