As I leave the dining hall, the weight of every stare clings to my back like a second skin and I hate the feel of it. My steps echo louder now in the hallway as I brew about what just happened.

How dare she threaten Maya when so much is at stake.

But I only make it about halfway down the hallway before I stop cold, muttering a curse under my breath. I forgot our breakfast.

With how Luce was acting, I’d marched right out without grabbing a single plate of anything. Maya hadn’t eaten yet, and ...