[The Dormitory— Valkyrie and Rommies]
"Hurry up, Lily, we're going to be late for the coach!" Soda shouted from the hallway, knocking impatiently on the dorm room door like she was trying to break it down.
Her voice echoed through the stone corridor of Monster Academy's North Wing, where dozens of students were already rushing past, boots thudding and cloaks swishing.
Excitement charged the air— today wasn't just another academy drill. Today, they were leaving campus. Today was for Galveston.
Inside the room, Lily tightened the straps on her travel bag and tossed her hair over her shoulder. "I'm right behind you, Soda! Would you chill? Valkyrie isn't even ready yet."
Soda scoffed dramatically. "First of all, I am permanently calm. Second, if we miss that coach, Principal Camila will have us gutted and mounted on the academy walls."
"You say the most comforting things," Lily muttered. "Besides the couch will neverrr leave without us"
