Sylvia's POV:
As soon as the competition ended, I rushed to the royal hospital to visit Flora.
Thankfully, she was awake now.I found her lying in bed.
She was wrapped in bandages from head to toe.
Warren was carefully feeding her a slice of apple.
As soon as she saw me, she was so excited that she tried to sit up.
But the second she tried, she immediately winced in pain.Her wound probably hurt.
"Hey, calm down," I said, holding my hands up helplessly.
Warren quickly put down the apple and helped her lie back down.
"Don't try to get up," he scolded.
But it was futile.
Flora stubbornly pushed Warren's hand away and pouted, whining, "Toby was so mean! It was because
he insulted all of you that I couldn't help but fight him head-on.I wish I was stronger."
I sat down on the bed next to her and hugged her affectionately.
"You did great, Flora.While we were watching you fight, Warren kept praising you for all the progress
you've made.Isn't that right, Warren?"
"Yeah.Flora, you executed all the moves I taught you perfectly."
Fortunately, Warren immediately caught my drift and started praising Flora seriously.
But our poor friend was still very depressed.
She scowled deeply and said nothing.
"Don't worry.I've already avenged you by beating Toby to a pulp He couldn't say a thing after that and
even took the initiative to admit defeat," I said with a smile, squeezing Flora's shoulder gently.
Only then did she light up.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
This seemed to make her feel better.She happily proceeded to eat the apple.
Relieved, I asked about her injury.
"She's doing well.After all, werewolves heal relatively fast.Plus, Flora's body is particularly strong, even
stronger than that of a male wolf.I'm pretty sure that if it weren't for Warren insisting she stay here in the
hospital, she would have come to Toby and quarreled with him for three days straight," Harry said as
he walked in, carrying several bags.
A thought seemed to occur to Warren because he suddenly burst into laughter. I looked at them in
confusion.
"What's so funny?"
Harry cleared his throat and began to imitate Flora's voice when she cursed Toby.
The funny and exaggerated performance made me and Warren burst into giggles.
"I wasn't that dramatic!" Flora pursed her lips unhappily.
"Oh, yes, you were! Didn't you know that the vegetable next door woke up thanks to your loud voice?"
Warren said with a very solemn expression.
"What?!"
Three shocked voices all cried in unison.
We all stared at Warren in disbelief.
Warren nodded seriously, like a noble bearer of news.
"The patient's family even wanted to extend their thanks to Flora."
Peals of laughter burst forth from Harry's mouth.
Even I couldn't help but chuckle as well.
Flora was truly a treasure.
"Stop laughing! Be serious!" Flora pretended to act fierce.
"How could you laugh at something so serious?"
"Why not?"
I finally managed to hold back my laughter and patted Flora on the head dotingly.
She lowered her head and whispered pitifully, "The doctor said that I couldn't continue with the
competition and go to the forbidden forest.He said I should just quit and stay here.I guess that means I
can't join the elite team after all."
"That's okay, Flora.Even if you don't make it this time, you can always try again next year.We might be
separated for a year, but our friendship will never change,"
I comforted her gently.
Just then, all our phones started ringing at the same time as we all received the same notice.
"Toby quit!" Harry exclaimed in surprise.
"Looks like he doesn't have the guts to continue with the competition."
"So those entering the forbidden forest will be me, Harry, Warren, John, Tom, and another guy named
Peter."
Peter might've been from Class C, but he turned out to be a dark horse and had performed really well
in the competition thus far.
After finishing the lunch Harry brought for us, all of us except Flora prepared to go to the entrance of
the forbidden forest to await orders.
Before leaving, Warren took one last look at Flora, who was lying in bed.He hesitated and walked back
to her side.
"What if I quit and stay to look after you?"
"Fuck off! If you quit, I will never talk to you again!"
Flora threw a pillow at Warren's face and countered his proposal fiercely.
Despite her valiant act, I couldn't help but chuckle softly.
But I could tell what Warren was thinking.
If he passed the forbidden forest test, he'd join the army and be separated from Flora for a year, so he
wanted to quit.
After looking at the stubborn Flora for a while, Warren finally sighed and followed us to the entrance of
the forbidden forest.
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