But our poor friend was still very depressed. She scowled deeply and said nothing.
“Don’t worry. I’ve already avenged you by beating Toby to a pulp He couldn’t say a thing after that and even took the initiative to admit defeat,” I said with a smile, squeezing Flora’s shoulder gently.
Only then did she light up. “Really?”
“Yeah.”
This seemed to make her feel better. She happily proceeded to eat the apple.
Relieved, I asked about her injury.
“She’s doing well. After all, werewolves heal relatively fast. Plus, Flora’s body is particularly strong, even stronger than that of a male wolf. I’m pretty sure that if it weren’t for Warren insisting she stay here in the hospital, she would have come to Toby and quarreled with him for three days straight,” Harry said as he walked in, carrying several bags.
A thought seemed to occur to Warren because he suddenly burst into laughter.
I looked at them in confusion. “What’s so funny?”
Harry cleared his throat and began to imitate Flora’s voice when she cursed Toby. The funny and exaggerated performance made me and Warren burst into giggles.
“I wasn’t that dramatic!” Flora pursed her lips unhappily.
“Oh, yes, you were! Didn’t you know that the vegetable next door woke up thanks to your loud voice?” Warren said with a very solemn expression.
“What?!”
Three shocked voices all cried in unison. We all stared at Warren in disbelief.
Warren nodded seriously, like a noble bearer of news. “The patient’s family even wanted to extend their thanks to Flora.”
Peals of laughter burst forth from Harry’s mouth.
Even I couldn’t help but chuckle as well. Flora was truly a treasure.
“Stop laughing! Be serious!” Flora pretended to act fierce. “How could you laugh at something so serious?”
“Why not?” I finally managed to hold back my laughter and patted Flora on the head dotingly.
She lowered her head and whispered pitifully, “The doctor said that I couldn’t continue with the competition and go to the forbidden forest. He said I should just quit and stay here. I guess that means I can’t join the elite team after all.”
“That’s okay, Flora. Even if you don’t make it this time, you can always try again next year. We might be separated for a year, but our friendship will never change,” I comforted her gently.
Just then, all our phones started ringing at the same time as we all received the same notice.
“Toby quit!” Harry exclaimed in surprise. “Looks like he doesn’t have the guts to continue with the competition.”
“So those entering the forbidden forest will be me, Harry, Warren, John, Tom, and another guy named Peter.” Peter might’ve been from Class C, but he turned out to be a dark horse and had performed really well in the competition thus far.
After finishing the lunch Harry brought for us, all of us except Flora prepared to go to the entrance of the forbidden forest to await orders.
Before leaving, Warren took one last look at Flora, who was lying in bed. He hesitated and walked back to her side. “What if I quit and stay to look after you?”
“Fuck off! If you quit, I will never talk to you again!” Flora threw a pillow at Warren’s face and countered his proposal fiercely.
Despite her valiant act, I couldn’t help but chuckle softly. But I could tell what Warren was thinking. If he passed the forbidden forest test, he’d join the army and be separated from Flora for a year, so he wanted to quit.
After looking at the stubborn Flora for a while, Warren finally sighed and followed us to the entrance of the forbidden forest.
Rufus’ POV
The dungeon had no windows, so I couldn’t see the sun in the sky outside. I could only tell the time by the clock on the wall, ticking away idly. Pine incense was burning in the iron censer, dispelling the moist, dank air stench in the air.
While the room might’ve been dark and small, it was overall not that bad an environment. Even the guards outside were very polite with me.
All these things pointed to one thing: my father wanted to protect me.
Despite this, I wasn’t allowed to go out or communicate with anyone.
I had no idea how Sylvia was doing. With every second that passed, I missed her more and more. It had only been a day since the last time we met. But I couldn’t bear to be away from her and missed her so much.
In my frustration, I threw the paintbrush in my hand against the wall irritably. I couldn’t remember how many times I had lost my patience in this dungeon. Before me was a canvass with a portrait of Sylvia smiling up at me.
I really wanted to storm out of here and take Sylvia away to a place where we could be alone.
“It’s only been a day and already you’re restless! When Sylvia joins the army, she’ll be away on missions. By then, it’ll easily be weeks or months before you see her again,” Omar complained, stirring restlessly in my mind.
“In that case, I’d go with her,” I replied lightly.
“But…” It seemed Omar was rendered speechless. “Do you have any idea what you look like now?”
I didn’t answer him. Instead, I picked up the paintbrush from the floor and continued painting on the canvass.
“What a stalker!” Omar spat in disgust. “Pull yourself together! If you become king of this country, you’ll have countless matters to attend to every day. You won’t have the time to pine for Sylvia. Plus, you’re too clingy. Be careful or else she’ll grow tired of you.”
“Omar,” I warned in an ominous tone. I knew Omar was right, but I refused to listen to it. And why should I listen when all he had to say was that Sylvia would grow tired of me?
“I’m telling the truth and you know this…” Despite its bold words, Omar’s tone faltered. “But I think Sylvia’s also clingy. You two are similar.”
All of a sudden, Omar chuckled. “Rufus, you’re hopelessly in love. I can’t wait for the day Sylvia beats you up.”
Hearing this, my heart yearned for Sylvia even more. I glanced at the clock on the wall and pushed the canvas away.
“What do you think you’re doing, Rufus?” As I got on my feet, Omar got a little flustered. “Are you planning to escape this dungeon? Oh, no way. Just wait for Sylvia to save us!”
Ignoring him, I called the guard over.
“The selection competition should be over by now. What’re the results?” I asked him promptly.
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