"...I'll pick Clyde and... Lira."
A sharp silence fell when Celina called those names.
Even the wind that had somehow made it into the trial chamber seemed to pause as everyone turned their heads to stare at her.
Lira blinked twice when she heard her name.
"Wait, what? I didn't even volunteer! Why would I ever want to go with you to that bloody desert?"
Cedric's mouth opened slightly in disbelief. He didn't get picked and for some reason, he felt disappointed. To see that a new student got picked instead of him.
'Clyde? She called the new transfer student's name like she knew it before. They must know each other. I'll have to look into him,'
He said, glaring hard at Clyde.
Julian looked like his heart had been crushed by a ten-ton hammer.
'I should have known that mean girl was never going to pick me. Maybe, she's worried about me falling sick over there. How cute of you, Celina,'
Thane gave her a thumbs-up but looked like he was about to cry.
