The place we were in was used by the men that harvested the worms.

Master Kein took me deep under the surface and showed me where the worms lived. About ten feet down you could see them clinging to the surface of the rock and flowing with the current. If you got to close to them they dipped into the crevices of the rock and hid.

Master Kein caught several worms and brought them to the surface. They were each coated in a thick layer of that horrible slime. The men each ate one and commented how much better they were fresh. Frankly, I couldn’t tell a difference, the worms were just nasty. I didn’t want to be the odd man out, so I agreed with the men.

“Ciara,” Master Damien chastised, “don’t lie to us. We have been too lenient and it is now a habit for you.”

We were all sitting on the wooden platform and Master Christof was pulling some food out of the bags they had brought. They all stopped and stared at me, waiting for a response.

“I wasn’t…” I started to say and five sets of eyebrows raised in tandem don’t like the worms. They are awful. They’re just saltier here,” I finished defeated.

returned to what they had been

“Master Damien?” I whispered.

knew I was lying. I was afraid to ask, but they hadn’t gotten mad at my other questions today.

you tell a lie,” Master Evan answered the unspoken question. “We spend a great deal of time training to recognize all your

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