"Do you have any idea how stupid you are?" Instructor Drakkon snarled. Sky quickly glanced at him then away, not able to meet his eyes. A low rumble sounded from deep within his chest. Sky flinched; that was clearly a warning.
"I- I just wanted to study," she replied meekly.
"Then, you do it somewhere else! If someone were to hurt you or kill you in here, no one would find out until you were already long dead. Are you trying to die? Is that why you refuse to leave?" Sky grimaced and concentrated on the floor. Then, taking a deep breath and squaring her shoulders, she looked at him.
"I have nowhere else to go, and yes, I would rather die than be trapped in a lousy mating or end up as someone's slave. I am here because this is where I will learn what I need to know in order to protect myself," Sky explained. Instructor Drakkon recoiled back as if she'd slapped him. Then, he sneered.
