I wanted to sleep. I knew I wasn't the only one, Litha looked like she would collapse onto anything soft if given the chance. That was all that was on my mind as I walked with the others into the testing arena.
It looked like an oversized football field, massive and wide, lined with numerous gates. Still, for a place holding this many Awakeners, it was unnervingly silent.
The three of us froze just a few steps inside.
Because everyone was looking at us.
I looked up and my breath caught.
My own face stared back at me from the massive projection above. When did I start looking like a beggar? Torn clothes, dirt-caked skin. All three of us looked the same.
As promised, we had forced ourselves down for three straight days with barely any rest, hunting and training, only stopping briefly before running here.
"We're not late, are we?" I asked, my voice ringing out in the silence.
The arena exploded into loud murmuring.
