“Definitely.” Sloane takes a fighting stance against Jacek. “Glutton for punishment, that one,” Imogen says. “It’s like she wants to have the shit kicked out of her.” “I don’t understand.” Aaric shifts ahead of me, his back blocking the view, and I maneuver to see the mat. “I thought everyone marked was trained to fight.” “Depends on where we were fostered.” Imogen moves forward with me. “And after Xaden started to climb the ranks…well, some of the families in charge stopped training us, according to what I’m hearing from the first-years. Good thing she wasn’t on the challenge board this
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