True to his word, Reylan was waiting for her in the training room when she showed up. The time after dinner was usually used for those who had the dinner chore or anything else that needed extra time, but whenever they didn't have to cook for the whole Academy, everyone had about an hour or so before they were officially supposed to be in their bedrooms and not allowed out. Theora would have to be quick to catch a shower before she had to return underground, but it still gave her time to meet with that guy and learn whatever secret he had to win a fight against a vampire. She felt slightly glad that they weren't alone in the room: it was a training hall like the one De Peridot used for the duels, and just like them, a few more trainees were using that time to train on their own. There were
