Chapter 0469

"It's not like that," I say, dropping my head a little, wondering at myself. "My mates - Jackson, especially are...a benefit to me. Not a weakness. I don't need to run from them to do my job; and if I need to be separated from them for an assignment..." I shrug. "I'll make them understand."

"All right," she says, her hands going up to protest her innocence. "Your mates, your business. But, Princess, you have made one mistake."

"What?" I ask, sitting up straight, suddenly worried.

Faiza's smile grows as she winks at me and glances up at the clock on the wall. "You forgot to watch the time. And dad hates it when people are late."

I gasp, leaping to my feet. "Faiza!" I breathe, dashing immediately for the door. "How could you do that to me!?"

"Your schedule is not my problem Cadet!" she calls after me, laughing as I haul the door open and dash out of it. "See you back here the day after tomorrow, and then we'll really get started!"

know that it's no good - I'm already five minutes late, which to Neumann might as well be a year. Still, I push myself faster, flying around corners until my feet are pounding down the marble hall to the chemistry

to a stop outside of it and then

he sees me panting and breathless, he just rolls his eyes and points to the desks in front of him. "Inside, Clark. And

control my breathing, wiping sweat from my brow as I slip onto a stool behind a lab table. Despite my exhaustion, shock fills me as I look over at the other desks in the room and see that there are only two other students

are my friends from

I the only one that made

all here," Neumann says, drawing my attention immediately back to him when he slams a new textbook, notebook, and pen onto the desk in front of me. I jump and turn towards him, my hands immediately going to the books. "Let us begin our course for the

protested that I shouldn't be allowed to take the final. But I sit up straighter, a bit smug when I realize that they're only two of a

letting them see it -

which are to learn the properties of more chemical

deal of work to discover where to harvest the raw materials which will allow you to create these solutions - in secret, if necessary. Then, you will each work with your individual tutors to discuss methods of delivering or otherwise utilizing these solutions that best match your personal

again with interest at this, again looking over at the two other boys in the class as I realize that they,

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