“I have zero concerns about that. As violent as you are, and skilled with those daggers, I'm not even sure you could kill a fly. Don't think I didn't notice that you managed to wound three of them and never went for a kill shot.' He shoots a disapproving look my way.

'I've never killed anyone,' I whisper, like it's a secret.

'You're going to have to get over that. All we are after graduation are weapons, and it's best if we're honed before leaving the gates.”