Celeste's POV
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The Blood Trials kicked off with a bang. Bloodoak's students cheered and roared excitedly, as if they were in the pocket forest participating.
All around me, I heard different theories being thrown around on who would win, who would lose, and who could get the golden gauntlet first.
I won't be surprised if people started staking bets—
"Girl, how much do you wanna bet that Melissa finds the gauntlet before anyone else?" Willow snapped her fingers in front of my face, forcing me to look at her. "Come on, I'm serious. This is a good way to take your mind off competing this evening."
Sigh. I spoke too soon.
"I wasn't thinking about that until you so kindly mentioned it, Willow." I huffed, eyes flicking back to the holographic screen. "Besides, Melissa—"
"Willow makes a good point." A voice I didn't expect in a thousand years spoke up behind us.
Nah—
There's no way.
