Mortal
The other one looks me up and down, though, and even though we’re a good fifteen yards apart, his gaze feels like a physical touch.
Heat rises in my cheeks, and I quickly turn away.
“Curfew is at ten p.m. sharp.” Madame Aldine’s pale hand slides along the banister as we climb yet another flight of stairs. “Any student caught out of their dormitory past that time faces serious repercussions.”
“What, like the guillotine?” I grin.
“The Wishing Well is off-limits to all students, as it is crumbling and dangerous,” she says, ignoring my joke. “Stay away from the river as well. Even if you can swim, its currents are unpredictable and powerful.”
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