Chapter 52

“I have asked Merrin to be your mentor,and she has graciously accepted,”Celestria explained.“I might have taken you on myself,but I am much too busy withthe running of the academy.”

“I am honoured to have been picked as your mentor,Brianna,”Merrin said with a respectful bow of her head.“You have already shown great promise.”

“With great promise comes great responsibility,”Celestria said,the tone of her voice making me shiver.

“Zoe,why don’t you run along to your first class?”Merrin suggested.When Zoe glanced at me,clearly unsure,she added,“I will see Brianna to class.I believe it is Latin?”

I glanced instinctively at the schedule in my hand,and sure enough,she was right.

My mentor was supposed to know my schedule,right?So why did the fact that she knew everything about me,creep me out so much?

“I’ll see you at first break?”Zoe said and although she said it as a question I knew it was more of a promise.