Clementine:
We had a great discussion in our room, where the three of us decided we would do our best to be sent back to the academy.
After that, we had to leave because we knew there would be a lurker somewhere around, keeping an eye on us, and then he would report back and let the headmaster know we were all gathered in one room together.
If it led to him sending us back to the academy, we would have been fine with it. But that wasn't how it would go.
The punishment for this specific action would be being sent to different places. That wasn't what we wanted anymore.
However, if we caused enough trouble that one or two families decided it was better for us to go back, they would send us. We knew the rules well enough. They were written on the envelope very clearly.
So with that in mind, we walked out of the room together. I took a deep breath because I knew I was about to face so many people who didn't like me—Troy's older brother, Troy's mother, and Troy's stepmother.
