Chapter
The final task before grabation that Lyta was taking part in alongside Beryl and Zero was a treasure hunt event to retrieve hidden dags. These were a few flags and the forest, and wach would be contested in turn preups.
During the event, the students were forbidden from shifting inre their woll forms. The task was designed to test their resilience, teamwork, and stamina.
Lyca was determined to get the flag and win first place with hei teammates. She wanted to prove julian –and ampone else who shared his way of thinking–wrong
She had pemen that she could go against the eldes of the kinglom and boldhet own. Hermik go for the female with the Bluest of blood rate his queen, but she would not let his treatment. put her down. She wascapable and strong and did not deserve the in the shadows. She conlil shine just fine. She would show him
Drylasked, coming from the side. “Are you trying to scatrisat opponents before we even begin?
Lyra looked at her friend and cracked a smile She hadna iralism
helen turmoil was showing on her face. “You mean they are not scared yet?
“They are,” Zero said, joining them. He cocked his head towards me of the other teams. “1 jest beard them strategising on how to hold your bark.”
– They die westiel about me?” Lyta asked, disbelieding
“Pt comm.” Zero said “Everybody knows you are the ace of our team. Beryland vill do our best to not slow you down. We’ll also keep an eye out on any enemies trying to get in your way.
Lyna mumbled. Initially, there had been an award air between them after she tried him, but over the week, that air had dissipated. Zero no longer involved himself in her but they maintained a condial relationship.
Suklenir, Zeroduapped to one knee. Looking down, Lyta saw him trying her shoelace. A few other dents noticed and started whispering mischievously. The attention – and knowing what her classmates meie definitely saying–made Lyra’s cheeks pinken
Demen, Zepostood back up and gave her a disappling indie. “First, we need to make sure you don’t take yourself out.
Teryl paried him on the back. “Ever the gentleman. How come pain is the complete opposite of you when you two grew up together?”
in noi a gentleman, Zero said, meeting Lyra’s eyes before looking away.
rew up to
I he was just being humble by denying it
ank you.” Lysa said, wondering what the look in his eyes was about. And Beryl was right, he was a gentleman. But why didn’t it festas if he was just Bend gave an enthusiastic nod. “Right. And I’m not female ”
Shortly after that, the maps were distributed. Their flag was in the
the western:
ern part of the forest, and Lyra recognised some of the features right away, “1kowa shoutout,” she old Beryl and
Zeis cased has beo, “What do you mean? You’ve never been there.”
“I have,” she told him. “I train in the forest after school sometimes. ”
wold Incident. But that was only because, Prel
he sounded horrified. “The forest has been closed for weeks due to safety concerns. Have you been going in there al Before the incident,” she told him, even though it was entirely true. Yes, he had been in the forest a few more times since the corrupted w though the waining had been in place, she knew from Julian that the warises patrolling the forest had not found any traces of trip wolveL “Then Men,” Zero said. “You nevni know what you can come across in there. It’s better to always go in pairs.”
#1′′ll keep that in mind,” he told him. His con for her was palpable in his voice and clear on his face. Even after she shot him down, his concern for her was still as genuine as
fantasized about being mated to him, but she couldn’t help thinking that his mate would be truly lucky to love such a kindheated prison by her side.
them worked out their route and strategy, planning on how to get to the treasure first and to counter the other teams
sue at any point, and the winner
The trickiest part about the butt was not getting to it–it was priting, back to the base with it. Opponents were allowed to dispossess vach other of the treasure at any would be the one who brought it back to that buse. Se, petting tok first didnot guarantee a win
Ohere they started, the three of them split up. It was their trick to make it harder for the opponents in dist upt their progress. The plan was bou Lyra to go straight to the treasure using hei thenurut, while Zero and beryl chij ew the offimus off her track. This also helped Because Lyra’s seeism was not as strong as Beryl’s on Zero’s, whose scents we still noticeable even in their human forms. This made a harder for the other teams to keep up
While they look difleirid palla, eventually, they all conniged at a common point. Beryl and Zero get there past in time to sey streaking towards them at full speed, and flag clasped in one land. İder clothes wete smudges with dirt and braven, and there was a louise lotining on liei farlinad.
Vlasked when byna get to them, “Are you okay?”
*I’m peel,” Lyra said between berry baths. “Anna from team also got there at the same time, We fought “Good jul,” Zejo kaid “Let’s get all of lance. We ate not giving thần up “
cit. I want. But she is right behind t
The way back proved to be sugli un the way into the forest The other two teams, after finding out that the flag was captured, set with ge gul–pabent them down. This time, the there of them stayed together to better defend the tag Alomit a maple bounded metres away fun blir base, they were consundby two engines.
Beryl kokedal Lyta and inadded. “We’ve put this
they were stopped by Zero and Beryl. By the time Lyta was out of sight, it had int une to bingback the flag.
With a dried, Lyra turned and streaked watch the edge at the forest. Tie tweetwinies tried to go altes her, harindando a marciless fight. When Dyna get back to the base, she found out that their team fufbeen the It was not until a couple of hours later that the last wins appeared at the base with the tag, the entire team looking like they had so wheed a branded battles.
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