Chapter 13

He shakes his head and swallows. “He and Mary stayed at Gill’s house last night. They’re having breakfast there.”

“You didn’t join them?”

“No. I had to do something here.”

“Okay. See you around.”

He nods before going back to his food, then I sit next to Erica. She gives me a questioning glance, and I shake my head no before digging in. It’s a good thing I don’t have much of an appetite, because with weapons class first I don’t want too full of a stomach in case Mr. Brant makes us spar.

Whose bright idea was it to have that class right after breakfast?

Earwyn and her dogfish arrive, laughing loudly. They each glare at me before sitting and talking with their friends.

Lumen turns to me. “Did you see that?”

I grab a roll. “I think everyone did.”

Halen glances over at them. “I wish I could’ve been there for the party.”

“Me too,” I mumble. Maybe she could’ve talked some sense into me.

Luckily, the conversation quickly moves away from Earwyn’s party. Everybody discusses the rest of their sp