“Zeke, stop it! I swear you’re going to get tired and I’m not going to help you.â€? I continued, pulling my hair into a ponytail.

“Oh shut up!â€? Zeke hissed.

“You actually seem happy about this!â€?

“No, but it’s an adventure so I might as well make the best of it. Even if it’s with you.â€?

“Oh.â€?

He was grinning wider now. “So, you ready?â€?

“Yeah. How about you and your magic horse?â€? I asked him.

And then the bickering never stopped.

We finally were silent once night came because we had to keep our cover, but I could still hear his thoughts in my mind. Well, it was the only thoughts he was allowing me to hear.

Why am I paired with her? This makes no sense at all. Its bad enough I have to see her during training, but now this? This will probably take a couple weeks and it’s just us. No one else is around to stop us from fighting each other. Plus, what am I going to do about the fact that I— but then he broke, speeding up on his horse.

That he what? I thought to myself as I rushed to keep up with him.