Chapter 7

The next day Lily and Natalya were back to their usual tactics; with harsh words and stony glares at one another. It was almost as if the day before had simply ceased to happen. Natalya took saving Lily on the assault course simply as payment for Lily carrying her back to her dorm bed after her punishment. In Natalya's mind they were equal and that was all that was expected. This, however, was all to change soon.

This competition between the two highest achieving recruits was helped by the fact that the instructors simply encouraged it. As they like to put it nicely, "a little competitiveness is good for the students to achieve even higher". The next few weeks passed slowly but as usual; the instructors challenges, punishment for not completing them and Lily and Natalya's constant argument.

Natalya was walking form her dorm, a small room of sleeping quarters she shared with all the other recruits, Lily, Dimitri and Tolya included. She entered the practise room as immediately alert to Lily's absence. The instructor entered and Natalya almost winced for the girl, if she was late after the instructor then she would surely be punished.

The instructor began the registers but rather than asking for Lily, he simply skipped the name altogether.

Natalya turned to the boy next to her, without bothering to check who it was,

"Where's Lily?" She asked.

"Didn't you hear her leave last night? The guards came in and woke her before leading her out of the room" he told her, almost surprised she has not noticed.

She didn't question anymore and left it; questions would only get her trouble...


Short one this week, sorry. I will add more soon!

Chameleons