New Allies?

“Coworkers?” I say incredulously, my voice echoing slightly in the vast, gleaming space. I actively shift a squirming Lyra higher onto my hip, my muscles tensing as I stare down the girl who literally tried to severely injure me just yesterday on the combat field. I force myself to breathe through the suffocating wave of panic currently lodged in my throat. “Did the brothers swindle you into this