Chapter 34: Bonding

Nyx's POV

The next morning, I woke up to the annoying cries of the stupid bird that perched on Narin's window. It was different from the bird that Narin caused to disappear the other day but made just as much noise as the other bird did.

It's coos were so loud and unnerving, I wondered why it should be the first sound one had to hear straight out of bed, every morning.

I turned to Narin who looked like she was going to explode anytime soon.

Her pillow was pressed tightly at the sides of her head to shield her ears from the bird's cries and her teeth gritted against the other in both frustration and annoyance.

A sigh left my lips when I recalled Aunt Gacia, or rather, Miss Pendleton's punishment. Narin was never to use her magic for any reason for a whole week and that pisses her off so much.

If not for the punishment, I was certain Narin must have created a whole different item out of the bird that was making blaring sounds by now with just a flick of her fingers.

I picked my