Then she raised her head, and I saw her red eyes go cross-eyed in an expression of lust.
I ran away.
I tended to my falcons. I took their hoods off, because they’re not that restless at night. But I still kept them held by the jesses. Rachel came up to my van. I was camped out relatively close to the others, but out of their circle.
“I’m sorry, Miltos, I lost track of time.”
I didn’t reply. I kept taking care of Levite’s feathers.
“My mother wanted me to get something ready for school tomorrow.”
“I won’t be coming to class tomorrow.”
She placed her hand on my shoulder. “Why? Deep down you like school. You’re such a nerd sometimes.”
I pulled away and scraped her hand off my shoulder.
She tilted her head and pressed her lips together. “Come on, you’re giving me the cold shoulder bec
