Chapter 41. How to Control Magic (2)

Aria's POV

When I woke up, it was dark, a delicious smell tickled my nose, and it had me sitting up. I was on a pile of clothes on the ground. Jerry was nowhere to be seen, but Sue still slept fitfully on the bed. Her face was slicked with sweat, even though the weather was rather cold. The door was pushed open, and Ivy walked in; she held a small tray with a bowl of soup.

"It doesn't look like much, but the taste is good."

I recalled fighting her friend and then screaming; I couldn't remember much after that.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Nothing much," her tone turned bland. "You just attacked my friend Thaen while he was trying to help your sister, then you went totally berserk and screamed like a banshee... So yeah, nothing much really!"

Why was she overreacting?

I retorted, "I screamed? So? What's the big deal? Your friend was trying to molest my sister!"

"He was trying to help her!" She slammed the tray down, a bit of soup spilled f