The gathered four split up to return to whatever they were doing. Ashley marched off to her last class for the day, eager to be done with it all so that she could see her soul-bonded again. During class, time seemed to drag on and on. Every second felt like an hour, every minute felt like a day. Even with the delicious food presented at the evening meal, Ashley wanted nothing more than to run outside, into the forest, and back into her soul-bonded’s arms.