I instantly realized that I had overslept and was late for breakfast. Thankfully, I had fallen asleep in my clothes, so all I had to do was sprint to the commander’s quarters. Nalin was correct in that the commander’s quarters were hard to miss. It was the largest building in sight and it was perfectly circular. Two guards holding crossbows stood on either side of the stately wooden doors, but they didn’t even balk when I burst into the room. The room contained a stately table at which six people, including the boy and the commander, were seated. It stretched from the door to the other side of the room and behind them on both sides stood servers. Every head turned to stare at the sound of my entrance and watched as I took my seat next to the boy. “So nice of you to join us,” the commander, who was sitting at the head of the table, said coolly. She whispered something to the people on either side of her, causing them to nod.
