Visiting Instructor [5]

"Astrid…"

"...."

"Astrid…."

"Chirp!"

Astrid jolted awake, lifting her head from her folded arms. The strange chirping sound slipped from her lips before she realized it.

Sophia, sitting beside her, blinked in confusion.

"Did you just…."

"What?" Astrid rubbed her eyes, feigning ignorance.

"You chirped. Like a bird."

"You're imagining things," Astrid said, brushing her hair back like nothing happened.

"Uh… sure," Sophia muttered, shaking her head. "Anyway, what's up with you? You've been sleeping a lot lately."

"Is that so…?" Astrid scratched her cheek, glancing away.

Truth be told, she hadn't been sleeping at all. She'd been spending her free time experimenting with her new spell "Becky."

That was also what she named her bird.

She wanted to improve her proficiency with the spell. At the moment, she could only maintain Becky for ten minutes before it vanished completely.