Nico wasn't sure when she'd taken hold of Raph's hand, but she had to let it go when her name was called.
Okay. She had to do this. She had to do this and not look like she was walking to her own execution. She thrust her shoulders back and strode forward, refusing to look at the faces watching her. When she reached the dais, she almost couldn't bring herself to pick up the knife.
She hadn't used a knife to get at her blood since before her parents died.
God, she hated this place.
A quick cut and an almost quicker trip into the howling storm of Dauntless, Nico plopped down next to Cassie. The actual protagonist of the story was sitting on Cassie's other side. Nico tried to ignore her, and everyone else around her, at least until Kon and Raph joined them.
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Okay. She had to do this. She had to do this and not look like she was walking to her own execution. She thrust her shoulders back and strode forward, refusing to look at the faces watching her. When she reached the dais, she almost couldn't bring herself to pick up the knife.
She hadn't used a knife to get at her blood since before her parents died.
God, she hated this place.
A quick cut and an almost quicker trip into the howling storm of Dauntless, Nico plopped down next to Cassie. The actual protagonist of the story was sitting on Cassie's other side. Nico tried to ignore her, and everyone else around her, at least until Kon and Raph joined them.