By the time the fight ended, I was sore all over.

  I won. **Barely.**

  Selene only grinned wider.

  **"That was fun. We should do it again sometime."**

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  **"No thanks,"** I muttered, rubbing my bruises.

  She threw an arm around my shoulder.

  **"Too bad. We’re rivals now!"**

  …Great. Just what I needed.

  As I limped out of the training grounds, I noticed someone watching me.

  A girl with long, silver hair and piercing violet eyes.

  **Elaine von Arden.**

  The **Ice Witch** of the Seven Prodigies.

  She was standing at the edge of the training grounds, observing me with an unreadable expression.

  Then, without a word, she turned and walked away.

  *What was that about?*

  I had a feeling I’d be seeing her again soon.

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