And despite the fact that that's supposed to be comforting, I pale because...
Well, I think because I forgot, a bit, that this is all practice for real life.
And that, one day, we could be doing this for real. And the consequences...
Suddenly, I want nothing more than to pay a great deal of attention to this exercise and learn everything I can from it. And the first thing I can learn is...just a little bit of obedience to my commanders.
I mean...just a little bit.
"Okay," I say, setting my jaw and nodding as I look down at the paper. "What do we do next?"
"You go to study hall," Rafe says, turning a little towards Jackson now, "while Jackson and I have a conversation about how to strategize our team. Without those two," he smirks a bit, looking between Ben and Luca who are now, apparently, enemies. "It will be an honor to shoot you in the face with a paintball," Ben says, giving Rafe and Jacks a mock little bow and making the rest of us grin.
Luca, at my side, I can feel is not quite so happy about it. Conversation at the table continues a bit more normally as Ben and Jesse lean towards Rafe and Jackson, all four of them further reading the list and seeing where their other friends have ended up, which gives me the perfect opportunity to steal a little moment with Luca.
"Hey," I say, turning to him, pitching my voice low and reaching for my coffee, wanting some before I go to study hall with Ben. "You okay?"
close down the bond a bit, not wanting him
And Luca...
because of that," Luca says with a little smile, glancing over at me as he pushes his eggs and bacon around on his plate, apparently
because apparently I didn't shut down our bond
is it?" I ask, leaning closer and giving him a little nudge with my
were all candidates but Jackson... has been really good to me lately, hasn't he with the study stuff? Despite it all, he is my friend and
-
under the table, taking it. "What happens if
Captain and the other higher-ups in the
letting me feel how impossible it is. "I have to do what I'm told tomorrow, Ariel, or I seriously risk my status
they weren't doing any further
sent to battle," he says quietly, squeezing my hand. "If I'm willfully defiant as well as unimpressive?" he shakes his
Ariel. Couldn't...couldn't stand knowing you were
not being
side."
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