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Kai stared at him expressionlessly for ain the direction of his dorm room

“What’s his proble after him

“When I figure it out I’ll tell you,” I deadpanned, trying to ignore the ache in my chest that I’d knoould flare up as soon as Kai left us “But right now I need to c

ram for finals Will you help me?”

“Of course! Honestly, they were easier than I thought they would be Lots of subjective questions, way ht”

I sucked in a breath through h I don’t like that at all”

“Why?”

“Well, if they’re subjective, that means they’re open to interpretation on both sides What if one of the professors just hates you for no discernible reason? Wouldn’t they grade your answers more harshly?”

“Oh, I don’t think so,” she said “But anyway, you are gonna need to have at least a basic understanding of the facts, so let’s get to work”

All five of us spent the next several hours studying It felt a little unfair, since four of us had already done all our craain But after what Xero had told me about Toland’s blood oath, it didn’t see a chance on these exams

I forced myself to retain the information, but what I was really interested in ould happen after our study session When we finally stopped craston, Hannah, and Xero went off to do their own thing, Jayce and I went back up to our little secret alcove

“So hoe start?” I asked, sounding more nervous than I liked “Sit in the lotus position and say ‘ohm’?”

Jayce chuckled “If that’s how you’re most comfortable, sure But let’s skip the ohm for now”

We sat facing each other on the wood floor He fiddled with his necklace, watchingmoment

“Okay,” he said finally “First, let et to the memories they want you to tell them about?”