Cassy's Point of View PASALAMAT talaga ang lalaking iyon at hindi ko itinuloy ang pag-atake ko. Pasalamat talaga siya at napigilan ako ni Alleyn at Cristof.  "Nakakapagod," naiiling na sambit ni Cristof habang pinupunasan ang pawis niya gaya ng ginagawa ng karamihan sa nakapasa. The first test ended and almost half of the aspirants were kicked out, including the one who attacked me. And now, since most of us are exhausted, unti-unti nang nagpapakita ang tunay nilang kulay. "Cassy, I am so happy that you managed to control your temper," nakangiting saad ni Alleyn bago kumuha ng pamunas at pinunasan ang pawis ko sa noo at likod. 

CASSY TULUYAN na naming narating ang base ng hukbong kinabibilangan namin. I really thought that it's just near the palace, but I was wrong. It's in the middle of a forest! Our base doesn't look like a base. It somehow resembles a mansion-an old white mansion. "Welcome to our base, knights!" Pasia announced. Yes, I chose Pasia's squad over the other captains. And surprisingly, there are only four of us who chose to be under her command-me, my guardians, and Raven. And that really caught my attention and got me curious. "Oh, ang ganda!" manghang komento ni Cristof. "Mas mukha siyang bahay kesa sa naisip kong hitsura ng isang base." 

CASSY UNTI-UNTING bumabalik ang malay ko, dahilan upang unti-unti kong maramdaman ang kakaibang atmosphere ng kinaroroonan ko. Amoy na amoy ko rin ang dugo sa hangin. At nang buksan ko ang mga mata ko ay natagpuan ko ang aking sarili sa isang madilim na lugar. Ginamit ko ang mana ko nang sa ganoon ay makita ko kung nasaan ako. At doon, napag-alaman ko na nasa loob ako ng isang kuweba. I tried looking for Sherie but she's nowhere to be found. Tatayo na sana ako para hanapin siya pero napaupo ako kaagad sa kadahilanang nakatali pala ang kamay at paa ko. "Damn!" mura ko. I was about to untie myself when I heard a growl, followed by the lighting of the torches around. And

CASSYNAGLALAKAD kami ngayon papunta sa silid kung saan naghihintay ang hari. But something is wrong, not with them but with me. Hindi ko magawang sumabay sa kanila. I can't even look at them in the eye. Hindi pa rin kasi mawala sa isipan ko ang nangyari kagabi. That kiss. That kiss that did not let me get any sleep. That kiss that still bothers me even when Pasia asked Bestro to erase the memories of those who witnessed it. But since my mana is greater than the caster, hindi nawala ang memory ko.But, nakakapagtaka lang kung bakit nagawa ni Bestro na burahin ang memorya ni Raven about it. Pero, okay na rin iyon dahil mas makakabuti sa amin kung ako lang ang nakakaalam. Kasi mahirap na kung magiging komplikado pa ang mga bagay-bagay.Raven is drunk when he said those words and so am I. There is no assurance na totoo ang mga lumabas sa bibig namin."You seemed bothered, kid," puna ni

CASSYDALI-DALI akong umalis at tinungo ang infirmary kung nasaan si Cristof. I need to check him and give the healers an advice.Pagkarating ko roon ay nadatnan ko si Alleyn na nakatulog na sa pagbabantay sa kapwa guardian. Habang si Raven naman ay napatingin sa akin. Kitang-kita mo sa mukha niya ang pag-aalala."Where have you been?" he asked."Just somewhere," sagot ko bago tiningnan ang walang malay na si Cristof. "How's he doing?""Still no progress. The healers cannot heal his wound. Even the medicines and antidotes that the alchemists developed had no effect," sagot nito.I scanned my guardians body and saw a evident violent veins around his wound. The veins are slowly crawling throughout his leg."I need to talk to the healers," sabi ko at mabilis na lumabas ng silid. Raven followed me. He asked me why, but I did not bother t