Natalia, Soomin, and Emi stared at me like I'd just announced I was secretly a vampire or something equally stupid.
The basement gym got real quiet.
Fluorescent lights hummed overhead. Cast weird shadows on their faces. Made Natalia's purple eyes look almost black. Made Soomin's pink hair glow like cotton candy under stage lights. Made Emi's antenna-hair-things twitch harder.
I grinned. Couldn't help it.
This? This was fun.
"Well?" I spread my arms wide. Gestured at the training mats like I was some game show host revealing the grand prize. "Floor's yours. Don't be shy."
Natalia moved first.
Course she did. My queen never hesitated when she could make an entrance instead.
