Ana stepped out of room to find Elliot whistling a cheerful tune to himself in the hallway. He greeted her with a grin and walked out of the woman's dormitories in a lightness that seemed incongruous to his large personality.
"You seem to be in a good mood." Ana laughed softly, his contagious mood catching up to her.
"Just finished the last day of hell week. I'm going to sleep so much, I won't wake up until it's dark tomorrow."
A pang of sympathy and guilt hit Ana. She saw first hand how hard the Wahren's were working, especially the legacies. She hadn't seen any others, but she noticed both Khai and Elliot had lost weight this past week. Their faces had grown gaunt from the strain of training all day, but they didn't let the exhaustion reach their spirits.
