As Ty made walked down the corridor to the Left Wing, Kehel beside her, she pondered on the events of the day. That look from the Wildcat she had not liked. She had looked too pleased with herself when Ty had sent another first year right into a wall as she hit her staff to his.
Now that she thought of it, there was something she distinctly remembered she had to ask Kehel. As they stopped outside her room, she looked at the tall youth with inspecting eyes. His joyful smile wavered.
"Kehel, why did you say you were glad about—," she looked at the ceiling. Be wary of the spells, she reminded herself, and continued, "Why did you say that about the creatures this morning?"
"Oh," he said, the smile returning broader as he understood what she was talking about. "About the creatures, you see, the females tend to have more sense than the males. Whilst they keep a cool head the males bash themselves into every visible wall. It was good that one we found was female."
Ty's head turned a fraction of an inch to the left, indicating the unasked question. Kehel laughed, flicked his eyes left and right for a millisecond as if checking if there were people around, then quickly and unexpectedly leaned forward and whispered in her ear quietly, his lips touching the skin on them only slightly but enough to make her stiffen.
"Stop being so wary, Cat, lest you miss the sparrow when he passes…"