{Elira}
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The walk back to the dorm felt longer than usual. My shoes tapped lightly against the pavement, my mind circling the same thought over and over again.
I exhaled slowly, the weight of it pressing down harder than I expected.
I could already picture Nari's disappointed pout, Juniper's dramatic sigh, Tamryn's steady frown, and Cambria's quiet curiosity.
They would want answers. They deserved answers.
And I couldn't keep hiding behind vague excuses forever, not with this new schedule. If I didn't tell them something, they would start piecing it together themselves.
The problem was how. How could I explain that I would suddenly vanish into the training hall several times a week without pulling the brothers into it?
My fingers tightened around the strap of my bag. Perhaps I could present it as a special training program, arranged by one of the professors, aimed at enhancing my skills in preparation for Founder's Day.
