"Try not to die all over the place," Echo told me. "We've had enough of that."

Jon shifted his feet on the academy's front steps. "Hear, hear."

"Will do." Since magic was contained to the school grounds and I was about to leave, I was me once again, and I'd never been gladder of that. "After sharing a blood bond with you two, that pretty much means we've reached the hugging stage in our - Oof!"

Jon clobbered me with a hug, wrapping me up so tightly ...