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Charlotte’s training with Jacobs had been as useless as she’d expected, and it didn’t help that she’d missed the previous day’s lesson— he’d made it his mission to punish her for that offense. She’d been paired with Violet again and it was like each exercise they did was specifically designed to make it impossible for Charlotte to do any good. Jacobs hadn’t even bothered to watch any of the other trainees, focusing all of his disapproval on Charlotte. It had taken all of her self-will not to storm over to him and show her exactly what she was capable of. Instead, she’d tried a more subtle approach and asked him if he would be so kind as to teach her some techniques that didn’t rely on strength alone. Lara had even been bold enough to pipe up in agreement. Jacobs had merely narrowed his e