After finalizing her speech, Morwenna finally noticed Keira was in the room.

Tucking away her speech, Morwenna asked with a puzzled tone, "Keira, don't you have a class tonight? What brought you back so early?"

Caught off-guard, Keira stammered, "I'm feeling a bit under the weather today. I'd hit the hay early."

Usually, Keira spoke to Morwenna in a timid, soft voice. So, Morwenna thought Keira was a bit dizzy and didn't catch the unusual strain in her voice. Showing concern, Morwenna asked, "What's wrong? Do you need to see the campus nurse?"

"No, no, it's just my Aunt Flo. A bit of rest should do the trick."

"Alright then, get some rest. The others haven't come back yet. You might want to pull the curtain around your bed for peace."

"Yeah, sure."

With the curtain drawn, Keira let out a long sigh of relief.

Thank goodness Morwenna didn't see.

Touching her face and feeling the sting, she grimaced, curling into a silent, pained sleep.

nine in the evening, and Morwenna wasn't asleep, opting

fifteen minutes

and whispered, "She's feeling a bit off and went to bed early. Let's keep our voices down. Dahlia, could you take a look at my speech draft?” Always the quiet one, Dahlia tiptoed to

known for her standoffish aura, making her seem unapproachable, a true ice queen in

even by the coldest of hearts, had no

sincerity and

felt a bit closer to Morwenna

asked, puzzled, "They

I'm not sure if it's any good. Take a look, and I need to

pointed out a

revise. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ (F)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet

speaking up, "Morwenna, just a heads up. I heard the competition for the freshman speaker was fierce. Several well-known new students were in the running, and

have no idea why they picked me. Now I've got to write this speech and even rehearse a performance. Barely have time

everyone was vying for. Those competitors come from powerful families. You

the spokesperson slot open to all new students? I'm one of them, so

revolving around harvests and neighborly chats, oblivious to the stark

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