Unyielding Defiance

The slower trainees had already missed breakfast, and now lunch was off the table too. They felt that they'd collapse right on the spot after a few more rounds of these brutal drills.

Maeve and Kael stood in line with the others.

The man who had been watching Maeve earlier stealthily positioned himself right behind Maeve.

Maeve didn't turn around, but she could feel a hostile gaze burning into her