"Snow is falling as I walk back to my dorm room. I can't stop thinking about the confrontation with Royce. I'm still in my hospital gown. I snuck out to start training early. I'll be ready for you. Walking into my dorm undetected, I notice Stephanie sitting at my desk.

"Aren't you supposed to be healing?"

"I'm done healing."

"Well, are you sure?"

"I wouldn't be here if I wasn't."

"Then lets go. Get changed, I'll go check you out of the hospital. Meet me outside."

"Got it."

"And since you are ready to start training already, PT gear."

"Aye ma'am."

"Good, you have 30 minutes. Get going."

Walking outside, the snow makes it even colder than it is already. Stephanie walks out in a nice warm Marine Corps uniform with a gore tex jacket on.

"Start pushing."

"Aye ma'am."

The ground is cold as hell as my hands and feet start to sink into the ground.

"Flutter kicks."

"Aye ma'am."

The snow starts to go down my shirt, freezing my whole body. This sucks.

"Burpees."

"Aye ma'am."

Three hours of constant workouts, concerned bystanders look at us in shock.

"Alright, give me three laps around the compound, then come back to me."

"Aye ma'am."

As I run, the hatred and cold are a constant reminder. Once done, I run back to Stephanie.

"Well done. You don't have hyperthermia, that's a surprise."

"What...else...is...there?"

"Are you dying?"

"No...ma'am."

"Oh yeah, you're cold. I forgot. Yeah you're done."

Walking back inside, I stumble to the bathroom designated for me to use. I barely get out of my clothes. I step in the shower and relax. Stepping out, I go to my locker and dry off. Once changed, I look at my phone. I guess I'll go to the mess hall for breakfast. Walking into the mess hall, all eyes are on me.

"I saw you outside in the cold, are you ok?" asks Claes.

"Yeah, never better."

"You looked like you were going to freeze to death.", says Triela.

"I'm still here."

After I get my food, Stephanis comes and sits at my table.

"So how are you holding?"

"You shocked everyone here that's for sure."

"That little workout, jesus you got to be kidding."

"Everyone's giving you the evil eye."

"Whatever. But I needed to tell you something."

"What is it."

"Well the Chief said that the SWA and Section 18 need to start working more closely, so more agents from Section18 are going to come briefly to do missions with the other girls."

"What's the big deal?"

"Just want you to know ahead of time."

"So only tier 3 and above then?"

"Yes."

"Good to go."

"They'll probably show up tomorrow or the day after that."

"So get ready?"

"That will be a good idea."