The Girl Who Dared to Think 3: The Girl Who Dared to Descend by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight
Published: 2017-11-06T04:00:00+00:00

16

A yawn cracked my face, causing me to shut my eyes as it overtook me. It felt like forever before it passed, and once it did, my eyes were watering slightly from the force of it. I shook my head, trying to knock the morning’s residual sleepiness out of my skull, and looked around.

It was early, but there was already a steady stream of people moving from the halls into the entrances of the Salles. We stood just beyond the lines, back behind a mobile partition that had the words Competitors Only on the side.

I was leaning against the wall, Maddox beside me, watching Ambrose and Leo. They were at the official’s desk, seated just below one of the many statues that lined the high walls of the hallway. Metal sconces ran between the statues, emitting warm yellow light that reached all the way up to the ceiling, illuminating all of the figures.

I kept my eyes on Ambrose and Leo, though, watching as the woman behind the desk handed Ambrose a plastic sheet. The two men moved a few feet away, and I tapped Maddox on the wrist and pointed over at them.

She nodded, and together we began to push through the crowds of people waiting in line to receive their schedules. Through the door just behind them, I could already hear cheering and the sounds of battle, but I had no idea what was happening to elicit such an excited response.

Maddox and I came to a stop right in front of where the two men were waiting, just on one side of the door.

“What’s our schedule?” I asked, nodding at the plastic film, which displayed a digital readout of the times and places we were to report to. Ambrose held it firmly between two fingers and studied the digital display for a second, his eyes going over the glowing letters.

“Hand-to-hand is first,” he said. He checked the clock on his indicator and narrowed his eyes. “We need to be at ring twenty-one in fifteen minutes.”

“There’s plenty of time,” I said, noting the urgency in his voice. “Relax. We’re right on time for the plan anyway, remember?”

That seemed to settle him some, and he handed the film off to me and headed for the door. We all moved into position around him, but I lagged a few steps behind, going over the details for our events. After hand-to-hand, we had to report immediately to the baton qualifiers. On the one hand, that was good—it meant we got two events over and done, and saved ourselves traveling time. But it also meant more time out in the arena… which meant more exposure to anyone working against us.

With that thought, I picked up my pace and tucked in closer behind Ambrose.

The wide oval doors spread open as we passed, and I looked around to see what had changed since yesterday. Stadium-style seating that folded into the walls was now fully drawn out, creating a half circle around the arena. Several people in different-colored uniforms were sitting on the seats, watching the events.

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