Team Building For Friendly Hellhounds by Laura Greenwood

Author:Laura Greenwood [Greenwood, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Drowlgon Press

Eleven

Evie

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Steam curls into the air from the top of my hot chocolate. I pick it up and take a sip, almost scolding my tongue in the process. Which is just how I like it. I'm not sure whether my appreciation for things extra hot is a hellhound thing, or just because I think it should be, but there's really nothing better than a freshly made hot drink.

I lean back against the kitchen wall and let out a loud sigh. It's proving more difficult than I expected to find Ceb on ObscureConnect, I thought it'd be as simple as searching for his name and comparing the various photos, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I let out a loud sigh just as the kitchen door opens and Sera steps inside. I raise my hand to greet my friend.

"Hey," she says. "I didn't realise you were back from practice."

"I got back about fifteen minutes ago, I'm waiting for dinner to cook." I nod needlessly towards the oven.

"Ah, that makes sense." She heads towards the fridge and opens it. "So is your expression because you're hungry, or because something's bothering you?" She grabs a bottle of orange juice and pours herself a glass.

"Both."

She puts the bottle back in the fridge and then heads over to me. "Want to talk about it?"

"I really do. You know that guy I told you about?"

"You mean the one you barged into my room last night while still covered in grime to talk about for hours? That one?" Her lips quirk up into a bemused smile. "I was late to meet Hugo because of that."

"I'm sure he forgave you. Haven't you known each other forever?"

She lets out an amused snort. "Since we were twelve, but it definitely feels like that. I made him my Phoenix-buddy before we came to the academy."

"I don't even know what that is."

"Okay, so you know how phoenixes regenerate?" she asks.

"Not really, I've never met one until you."

"Ah, right. Well basically if we have a near-death experience, our powers kick in, but it wipes our memories at the same time."

"That doesn't sound good."

"It's not great," she admits. "I've never experienced it myself, but I've seen it happen a couple of times. Everything comes back, it just takes time."

"That must be annoying."

"I imagine so. But that's why we have Phoenix-buddies. It's supposed to be another phoenix that you trust implicitly, and they promise to guide you through regaining your memories by taking you to places you've been together, that kind of thing. Up until I came here, it was my Mum who was mine, which is pretty normal. But with both me and Hugo coming so far away from home, we talked to our folks and decided that it was better if we named each other, so we have someone close by."

"Ah, that makes sense. It's a lot of trust to have in someone."

"I know. But as soon as we started talking about it, I knew that it was the right thing to do.

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