Dressed for War

I left before I could talk myself out of it, half-running down the hall to Ginevra’s room. My knock was barely a tap, but she opened up right away. Her face went from sleepy to worried in an instant.

“Kaelia? What happened?”

“Can I sleep here tonight?” I sounded like a scared kid.

“Of course. Come in.” Ginevra pulled me inside and shut the door. “What did he do?”

“He told me the truth.” I dropped