Midnight Law by Geanna Culbertson

Author:Geanna Culbertson [Geanna Culbertson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BQB Publishing
Published: 2020-12-04T00:00:00+00:00

here were definitely less scenic places to kill time. Like Daniel, I did not like the idea of idling about while Crisa was out there and needed us. Though since we had no idea when the Midnight Law test would present itself, we had to appreciate that our waiting area was rather tranquil.

My friends and I spent the day wandering Mount Aborra with our hostesses’ permission. I had a walk around the property first. Then eventually I settled in a lush garden full of resting tortoises, where I pulled out my potions book from my sack and worked on some formulas. When my legs fell asleep, I continued exploring. I spotted a golden roofed building hidden farther in the jungle. On my way to it, I passed a group of over a dozen women training with spears, following an instructor’s lead. Their intensity was magnificent and intimidating. I had not seen such concentration and synchronous movement like this before. Subconsciously, I reached for my slingshot—it was my familiar kind of strength.

I arrived at the tall brick building that supported the gilded roof. The structure’s iron door had been forged with a design of metallic bats and butterflies, and the door handle was a massive gold cricket. I grasped the metal insect around its torso, pulled, then entered the building. I left the door open behind me, letting the light stream in as I walked to the center of the room, where another larger beam of light entered through a circular skylight. A dragon sculpture wrapped its tail around the skylight and dangled down, its open mouth hanging over my head.

What a fantastic place.

Huge tapestries hung on the walls. Glistening helmets and pieces of armor rested on podiums. Well-polished weapons were mounted on display. This was a museum. I smiled because that made me think of Blue. She adored history and would love everything about this school, this building in particular.

Blue.

Worry fluttered my stomach. I hoped my friend was safe. Blue’s bold personality and confidence that bordered on cockiness made most people think she was invincible. For years I certainly thought she was. But as we grew closer and experienced real tests of character, I had seen past that veil and learned two things. First, it was easy to see a person’s strengths; real friendship was seeing weaknesses and caring about the person even more so because of them. Second, while it was a natural default to define people by a label, real friendship was realizing that the person you care for is human, and therefore too complex to ever be labeled.

Beneath Blue’s boldness and bravery was a girl who felt self-conscious about her older sister’s image, got nervous around boys she thought were cute, and felt insecurity about her future. I was glad I knew those things about her now; it made me like her more. However, it also made me fret about her more. When you label someone as a hero, it becomes easy to forget they can get still get hurt.

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