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Chapter Nine: Lockdown | Part 6 Benn was not there, but the headmistress and Professor Dexerro were. And they were staring at a sigil floating above Benn’s bed. Thirtyx’s already agitated stomach flipped. He recognized the sigil as a Mark of Ryedaan, a sign soldiers typically left on battlefields to indicate their safety before theirContinue reading “Helpless”

Chapter Nine: Lockdown | Part 5 It was torture to hold Seerla’s gaze like he did. He hadn’t planned to address this head-on, but now that he knew it was bothering her, he couldn’t keep playing dumb. “I’m not worth this, you know,” he said evenly. “I can pass the Comp on my own. YouContinue reading “Something Big Happened”

Chapter Nine: Lockdown | Part 4 Thirtyx spent the rest of the day repeating his assertion that he did not, in fact, have a crush on Seerla—in more mental channels, out loud, and using several different phrasings. He knew they were mostly doing it to annoy him, but there were far worse things they couldContinue reading “The Chaos Was Intentional”

Chapter Nine: Lockdown | Part 3 “Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you guys.” Seerla tucked a strand of escaped hair behind her ear. “Or show up here uninvited. I just… had a question for Thirtyx, and my friends made me mad, and—” “Seerla.” Benn was fixing her with that same condescending look he’d givenContinue reading “Resigned Acceptance”

Chapter Nine: Lockdown | Part 2 “Give that back!” Rhea dove for Benn’s bed, but he was too fast, casting a bubble around himself that Rhea bounced off of. Thirtyx choked back a snicker. By the time she had righted herself, Benn was studying the paper, turning it slowly in his hands. “You study forContinue reading “It’s Not Interference”