Annabel kept on pacing back and forth in the room they had put them in, biting her lip in silent indignation. They had them separated into teams not long ago and judging by the gloomy look of the others, she wasn’t the only one feeling the tension.
Her eyes took in all of her teammates—Claire, who was fidgeting on the only available chair, biting her nails; Brian, who was sitting on the top of the empty metal table, legs kicking the air as he stared blindly into the distance; Carl, big and bulky like a rock but lacking in the brain department; and Avery, tall and lean like a tree, standing with his arms crossed and glaring at the door.
Avery was the only one Annabel was glad for landing on her team in terms of pure power. He was pretty good with his fire spells and he was quick on his f
