Alena

"Volkyvan! Yo, Volkyvan!" Clara calls out, grabbing my attention.

We'd accompanied Deputy Lee to Vesktar police academy. As he gave a short class session to the new recruits, I and my team stood at the back.

My mind had drifted to how I was going to meet Julia again after our last conversation a year ago when Clara called me out of my thoughts.

"Yes?"

"You're spacing out again" Clara noted. "Are you alright?"

I nod. "I'm alright, thanks"

Kassai approached us. "God, these new recruits are so slow. Were we like that when we first came?"

I chuckled at the sheer memory of my first day at the...