“Wield!” Carr shouts. “Defend yourself!” The second-year out of Claw Section splays her hand wide on the mat and screams. Color drains in a circle around her hand, leaving the mat gray. Oh shit. My stomach clenches and I stare, stunned. She’s turning right in front of us. Or has she been one of them all along? Xaden would have sensed her, right? He was just here. Or would she have sensed him? I palm my dagger. Gasps and shrieks sound in the stands behind us. “Carr!” Panchek orders. The professor moves faster than I’ve ever seen him, brandishing an alloy-hilted dagger and driving it straight
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