I marched into the night, aimlessly wandering through the academy roads. The moon was barely visible in the sky, and the darkness clung to me like a bad mood.
'Go away!'
Lucy's voice still rang in my head. Her cold words and Kyro's smirk had burned me far more than any spell could.
I couldn't go back to the nobles' dorm, not with my head spinning and my fist aching to punch something.
The night guards would be patrolling the area soon, with bright torches, ready to grab anyone they caught wandering after curfew.
I needed someone to talk to, and Miss Fumiko's house was the first place I thought to go. It was the closest, so I turned toward the tutor's area.
I ducked low, weaving through the academy's outer paths. I stuck close to hedges and trees, where the moonlight barely reached.
The air was crisp, stinging my nose, and every windy rustle made me freeze.
