The Ninth
““They’ll be all right, sir,” Dante said reassuringly.
Dante hadn’t suffered anything more than minor fatigue. He and his double were too well matched to break their stalemate and hadn’t done any damage to one another. Brent wondered how long the pair could have kept it up if he hadn’t switched partners.
“Do you think they’ll make us carry them to the next exam?” Brent eyed the doorway to the treatment rooms.
“I doubt it. The head physician here can override any order if she deem...s it a serious threat to the health of those under her care. Bloom himself could order it to no avail. Even you couldn’t persuade her, sir.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“I know her, sir. She can be quite stubborn when she wants to be.”
“You know her? Have you been to the academy before?”
“Nope, this is my first time here, sir.”MoreLess
Dante hadn’t suffered anything more than minor fatigue. He and his double were too well matched to break their stalemate and hadn’t done any damage to one another. Brent wondered how long the pair could have kept it up if he hadn’t switched partners.
“Do you think they’ll make us carry them to the next exam?” Brent eyed the doorway to the treatment rooms.
“I doubt it. The head physician here can override any order if she deem...s it a serious threat to the health of those under her care. Bloom himself could order it to no avail. Even you couldn’t persuade her, sir.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“I know her, sir. She can be quite stubborn when she wants to be.”
“You know her? Have you been to the academy before?”
“Nope, this is my first time here, sir.”MoreLess
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