There were many things I had grown accustomed to in both my previous life and my current one.
Yet, if there was one thing I never really managed to get used to, it was unexpected surprises—especially the kind that left me both baffled and exasperated.
"This place isn't comfy at all…" a familiar voice complained, her tone light, almost teasing.
"Well, it is a cell," I replied dryly, pinching the bridge of my nose.
In front of me sat an all-too-familiar young woman, one I felt a mix of emotions toward: gratitude for everything she'd done for me and worry over her unpredictable tendencies. Rose.
I had hoped—prayed, even—that she wouldn't cause any trouble while I was away at the academy.
But of all the whimsical, spur-of-the-moment things she could have done… why did it have to end with this?
I sighed, my breath echoing faintly off the cold, unwelcoming stone walls surrounding us.
