Empire of Gold

Kael wondered, 'What a waste of time reading all this nonsense.' He turned off his phone and stormed back to his room, fuming.

'Could it really be that my performance was that bad?' Kael wondered. 'But how does one even improve in that department?'

Just then, Maeve sneezed. If she'd known her coldness would trigger a series of negative thoughts in Kael, leading him further astray, she never would