Kase left, so Aleksi and I still stood at the training grounds. I grabbed her hand and pulled her to the side. Once he was out of earshot, Aleksi turned to me, her arms crossed. “What’s going on?”
I took a deep breath, unsure of how to approach the topic. “It’s about Kase. And… you.”
Aleksi blinked, clearly not expecting that. “What about us?”
“You two seem… different. Closer,” I said carefully, studying her reaction. “I’m just wondering if there’s something I should know.”
Her eyes narrowed slightly, but there was no hostility in her expression. “Different? Closer? Carol, Kase is annoying, plain and simple. But he’s not the worst sparring partner I’ve had. That’s all there is to it.”
Estel’s voice chimed in again. “Liar. She’s deflecting.”
I decided to push a little further. “Are yo
