Chapter 280

Melina looked up to see Lyla staring at her with a goofy expression, clearly unsure of what she wanted. Seeing her wide-eyed innocent expression seemed to trigger something in Lyla, and she hopped on her feet. "Melina, stop looking at me like that! Didn't you promise we'd settle this in a fight? I'm here to challenge you to a duel behind the dorms, on the lawn." Lyla's heart sank. She might not be able to throw a punch if Melina kept looking at her like that. Oh, right. Melina just remembered her earlier agreement to spar with Lyla. Apologetically, she set down her pen. "Sorry, I forgot. You want to fight me, right? Okay, let's go!" Lyla raised an eyebrow. "Right now?" Melina glanced at the time and nodded. "Yeah, it's still early enough. We can finish and make it back before the gates close." "Melina, are you trying to provoke me? I'll have you know, I only lost last time because I got careless. This time, I won't hold back!" "Okay." "Melina!" Lyla shouted. "Yeah?" Lyla fe