Numbly, I left my class of the day as the pendulum's answers weighed heavily on me. Reed was keeping secrets from me? Why?

"Hey," Reed said, bumping into my shoulder. "Sorry about earlier. I got... hung up."

"It's okay." I tried to keep my voice light and felt like I was failing. "No dark mages popped out of the walls and grabbed me."

Reed's jaw tightened and I pressed my hands to my stomach. The thought of confronting him about what I learned made me ...