Maya woke up a little bit later than she intended. She had not slept like this since after she got here. She lay on her bed quietly, staring at the ceiling and observing the room like she was new in the environment. The house around her carried its usual hum, distant footsteps and muffled voices, but it was calmer than the chaos of days before.

Her body ached in different places. She was tired and exhausted from yesterday's training, yet compared to her first days of training, the pain was ...