Tallulah snarled at me right before she left. That’s right, sister. Geraghty Girls play hardball. I picked up the coat covering my sword and jogged it back to its owner, thanking him. Birdie was on me the minute I turned around. “Have you lost your mind?” she demanded. “Do you have any idea what you’ve done?” Actually, I had no idea what I’d done, but I figured if I had to play Wipeout, my best shot at winning would be with Birdie on my team. She knew all about this stuff, she had been to the Academy, and she relished every minute of it, I was certain. The little girl I met in the Web of Wyrd took pride in her studies, in her heritage, in herself. She could kick Tallulah’s ass with one wand tied behind her back. “What are you so upset about? You finally have the chance to prove that Tallulah has been lying all these years. After the way she treated you, I thought you’d be happy to put her in her place.” Birdie gave me a confused look. “How do you know that? I never told you anything about Tabby.”
