"Is it just me?" Astherielle dropped her voice. "Or everyone is staring daggers at us?"
Zera anticipated as much. The events from yesterday were still fresh in everyone's mind.
Clenching her hands into fists, Zera raised her chin. She smiled at her friend and ignored the nagging feeling at the back of her mind.
"Let's give them more reason to annoy us then," Zera gestured with her head as they got up before the reminder for them to move to the training ground could sound.
Zera and her friends filed out of the pantry. They came in earlier than everyone else. Hence, they were able to eat fast and finish before the given time.
Jaspreth caught sight of Sharmaine, but they had to pretend they did not know each other, or it could be another danger for them to face.
The training ground was empty, and Zera didn't want to waste more time. The faster they were to do another assessment of the simulation, the better.
