Chapter 0678

"Which was?" Rafe asks, raising an eyebrow at me, not so delighted with my performance as everyone else. "Seriously, Ariel, the Captain's not going to be happy. You're going to be in deep shit about this - way deeper than he was." My brother points at Tony here.

"Did you get in trouble?" I ask, blinking at Tony in surprise.

"Demerits," he says with a shrug, like it can't possibly matter to him. "Restriction to my room until further notice. That sort of shit."

I frown. "But I...just saw you in Newtown..."

"What the Captain does not know," Tony says, "does not hurt him." He presses a sincere hand to his heart - one that is immediately betrayed by his wicked grin.

I laugh, opening my mouth to ask more, but Rafe interrupts.

"I'm serious, Ariel," he says, his face looking a great deal like dad's as I turn my head to him in surprise. "What's your plan here, trouble? It's one thing to throw a grenade into the Games just to throw everyone off - but have you thought about the fallout to this?" "Of course I have, Rafe," I say, frowning at him, not liking how much he's underestimating me here. "Don't talk to me like I'm stupid and did this just because I'm mad."

"But then why-"

Almost precisely as if I timed it this way, a hard knock comes at the door. Rafe goes quiet as we all turn towards it.

"That will be for me," I say with a sigh, standing up and smoothing my hands down over my uniform before starting off for it.

up and starting

the door, putting a hand out towards

afternoon, wanting this tiny support even if I'm pretending to be all brave and stoic and alone on this. A

says, glaring down hard at me. "Would

behind my back and looking up at him as evenly as

beet red

of the room. "This involves

conversation is regarding your

quietly, still

collapse to his will. "You will come

am not leaving this room before we have this conversation in

Captain

risk expulsion because all of these people need to be present for

Academy's youngest tailor?

may have made a mistake there - and as I glance at Daphne and see the way she shrinks a little against the couch I realize that she's probably

my chin. "I stand by my statement.

the Captain growls. "If you refuse to come downstairs, then I am forced to inform you here and now that will be journeying down there myself to

insubordination and blatant defiance

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