*Ember* Friday afternoon, after training is over, Kyan and I hurry back to the dorm to take showers, pack, and head to the train station. While most of the guys wait until Saturday morning to leave, since Kyan’s Aunt Daniel’s party is on Saturday, he wants to leave the night before–and I have no choice. I’m going. Whether I want to or not. Standing under a stream of water, scrubbing off the sweat and grime from a day full of practice, I honestly can’t help but be slightly excited about it. I haven’t left the academy since I got here–and that was weeks ago. Months even. It’ll be nice just to be outside of this stupid dorm room. But it’s also scary. While Fire Pack and Granite Pack are not anywhere close to one another, and they’re not allies, I can’t help but be a little scared that I mi

