Chapter 41 The Birthday Party

• Kayla
• I was still riding the high of the morning’s fight when Nicholas approached me near the training grounds. Most of the spectators had already dispersed, a few lingering behind to chatter excitedly about Nora’s humiliation and my unexpected victory.
• “Just so you know, we’re expected at a birthday banquet tonight,” he said, his voice low enough so that only I could hear. “A friend of mine, someone the guild keeps an eye on. We need to be seen there together. As a couple.”