Chapter 0689

My mouth turns down in a desperate frown, because even if he's relieved...

God, but I love being an Espionage Cadet. I don't want to be reassigned - I want to study it all.

"I'll talk with the Captain," I say, giving an assured nod. "I'll...I'll do both tracks."

Neumann smirks at me and nods. "We'll see," he says, quiet and sure. "Upon your return. Now you'd better head out - you have other professors to meet with before you get some rest." I hesitate. "Faiza?" I ask, just a whisper.

He smirks. "Don't you worry about my dashing girl. She will be fine."

"You haven't heard from her?"

Neumann quirks an eyebrow at me. "What kind of spymaster would I be if I told you that?"

"A nice one," I growl, showing my teeth a bit. To my shock, he actually laughs.

"Go!" Neumann says, giving me a little shove on the shoulder. "I have work to do, and so do you."

turning down the hall, my head hanging

"Ariel."

name rings out after me and I

right?" he says, clenching his jaw,

tiny grin takes my lips. "Are you being

corners. "Just issuing my standard orders. You're very important to this world, as

and sniff hard, moving down the hall and not letting myself

to Blaze's gym, it's

then I realize that I'm just insanely early for our

changes. I call for him a few times, louder

defeated, I trudge all the way up through the castle

one here because

first time since I've been at the Academy I'm at a loss for how to spend my time, and I hate it, because right now could really,

my best to keep busy, first stealing Jackson's strategy textbook and trying to read through the maps, quizzing myself on the little exercises that he sometimes puts me though in the dream state when we study together. But when that fails to occupy my mind, I put myself to busier tasks, straightening up the room and then pulling the little ironing board

agony too far too much

just groan and throw myself on the couch with a packet of cookies, stuffing myself silly and passively watching TV on Jackson's

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