Evan proved to be an apt and rigorous trainer. We spent the next few weeks working on my stamina. I used to exercise all the time, but running for my life and trying to survive had cut way down on my extracurriculars. The injuries I sustained at the hands of Rory didn't help, but on the third week, I could run a mile in under ten minutes.

Bully for me.

I saw Cane in snatches of time here and there, but we were rarely in the same place at the same time. There was an almost ...