Nightshade Academy | Episode 12 | Yellow Mittens (Audio)

I vow to renounce emotional connections to those of my life prior to guardianship Yoshi skipped supper to get a head start on studying but the vastness of the library overwhelmed him he traced his fingers along the spines of countless books as he walked down the aisle feeling like a droplet in an ocean of knowledge the air darkened and Rain began to Pelt the windows in a sudden storm the sky leaps with us his thoughts turned to his father [Music] and the guilt of breaking the promise he had made on selection day tugged at his Heartstrings had forgiven him by [Music] him by ensured himself that telling martu about his goal to honor his mother's sacrifice during their eventual reunion would heal everything as he turned the corner and entered a new aisle he nearly tripped over dice who was sitting on the floor sorry dice turned a page of his book without looking at Yoshi the sky weeps with us you've heard it before dice finally looked up offering Yoshi a chilling stare no I haven't the rain intensified and dice stood abruptly before dusting off his pants after taking a single step away he looked back at Yoshi a brief moment passed before he shook his head in what looked like disappointment without another word he walked away leaving Yoshi alone in the aisle where are you going dining hall I'm hungry the slam of the library door sent a vibration through the air and Yoshi noticed Goosebumps on his arms the sky weeps with us had always been a saying exchange between him and his father alone yeah dice had spoken as though the phrase meant something to him too when yashi returned to his quarter Pinto was sitting at his desk riding under the candlelight have you really been documenting everything in that book just the important parts after changing into his pajamas Yoshi crawled into bed the warm silk against his skin nearly coaxed him into Slumber but he fought his exhaustion and sat up again pinzo was finally in a good mood after being sick and grumpy for three days and Yoshi figured he should talk to him congratulations on your match today thanks Pinto stopped riding and closed his journal I'm sorry you lost yours it's okay Pinto stood from his wooden chair surprisingly stable on his feet and took a seat on the edge of his bed where were you doing Recreation time I was studying in the library I'm not all prepared for the exam at least you hardly reacted to the first dose if you can get past the next few days you'll be at a huge Advantage I doubt that Pinto lowered his head the gloominess returning what's wrong Dr blimery said that every cycle there's a few trainees who can't fight the poison I'm worried I might be one of them of course you're not you guys were filtered remember and if it weren't for Vel I would have been number three she can train and you can study but I have no control over how my body reacts to the poison out of all things to get me filtered I never thought it'd be a glass of juice you're being too hard on yourself you don't get it Yoshi I'm hanging from a ledge right now the only reason I earned my pin today is because Sana accepted my deal what deal in our poison States we would surely lose against anyone else we took a risk and showed up late hoping Commander Ross would pair Us Together by default that would at least give us both a fair shot at winning Yoshi recalled how Commander Roz had referred to pinto and Sana as clever surely the guardian had caught onto their trick but instead of disqualifying them he honored their plan the reality is I keep getting lucky Vel saved me and Commander Ross spared me but that won't last forever something always goes wrong eventually I shot yashia questioning glance before standing with a wince I'll get it Yoshi hopped out of bed and hurried to the door when he opened it fell greeted him with bloodshot eyes her hair had been cut into choppy shards each Clump a different length can I come in yo she stepped aside and she rushed into the room smiling briefly at Pinto before taking a seat on Yoshi's bed it was strange to see her wearing the same pajamas he and Pinto wore every night what's that Pinto eyed the package of crackers in her hands and she tossed it over to him he tried to catch it with his fatigued arms but missed the package hit his chest before landing on his blanket you raved about them during our first supper here you have good memory Pinto grabbed the package and opened it thanks it's nice to have real food again Dr blimery kept bringing me porridge with activated charcoal yeah right for all I know it's poison too I've been pouring it down the drain if you had actually eaten the porridge you'd be feeling much better by now or I'd be dead is it really worth the risk Pinto took a bite of the crackers and Yoshi's gays returned to Val's hair he took a seat next to her how's your shoulder not bad it'll be fine tomorrow and you're here it looks awful I know and I'm sorry for showing up like this it's stupid she fiddled with the edges of her pajama sleeves I I didn't know where else to go and I was talking to Yoshi earlier and I guess I just I feel so displaced here pinzo was about to take another bite but when Val reached for her hair he set the package down my hair is pretty heavy when I tie it up so I thought maybe if I cut it then I'd I don't know I just every night I think about what might happen if I don't get stronger she leaned forward her face falling into her shaky fingertips my mother needs the pension for her medicine yeah she stared at the floor recalling vel's panicked reaction to the news of his mother's death I'm so sorry fell how bad is it with the money I assume she's doing better now but if I get filtered my family would go back to scrambling for Solutions it would be all my fault Pinto stared at his trembling fingers before rolling them into a fist he walked to his desk and shuffled through one of the drawers what are you doing Pinto raised a pair of scissors fixing Phil's hair Vel sugarhead you really don't have to relax I used to cut my sister's hair all the time she tugged on a clump of hair well I suppose it can't get any worse no it really can't fell dragged a chair to the middle of the room and took a seat Pinto started to separate her hair into sections studying them carefully before making any cuts I didn't know you had a sister is she young or was she there during the you know when she's 13. so yes she lost her eye luckily she was only two during the war and doesn't remember a thing Pinto pulled a clump of hair taut and snipped it shorter we're quite close actually she's the only reason I feel awful about being here is that why even writing for her I plan to give her my journal eventually it can't make up for the lost time but it's the best I can do she's lucky to have you I always wished I wasn't the oldest the conversation flattened for a while the air filled with nothing but the Snipping of scissors sorry it doesn't usually take me this long the poison is still serum to Yoshi's surprise Pinto chuckled it's okay no one's expecting you to heal overnight it certainly feels like it though Pinto stopped trimming and stepped aside looks better she reached for her hair which now fell evenly right above her shoulders thanks Pinto consider it payment for the crackers and for punching me the other day after cleaning up the trio sat together in silence Fell's gaze drifted to the door a few times but she hesitated to leave Yoshi realized how lonely the academy must have been for her without a roommate he had never thought of it before you can stay if you want to Pinto raised a poem Oh that's probably not I'll stay fine after putting out the Lantern on his nightstand Yoshi peeled away the top blanket from his bed and spread it across the floor this sorry I don't mind fell climbed on tiashi's bed while Pinto got into his own Yoshi lay on the floor and wrapped the blanket around him like a cocoon he stared at the ceiling and imagined stars in the Darkness you know what I'm feeling better tonight really yeah I think it's about time I start showing up the class again I've missed far too many lectures I can lend you my notes are you sure y'all she smiled he knew exactly what Val was planning you can look through mine too in exchange help us study for the research exam what is this some kind of Alliance exactly if we combine our strengths we can make the final five all three of us all three of us that doesn't sound too bad so are you in absolutely Yoshi waited until pintos and Val's breathing settled before unraveling the blanket around him he stood relit his Lantern and opened his nightstand drawer the mittens glowed in the candlelight haunting him he snatched them and made his way downstairs to the common room after quietly passing the door to the guardian quarters he unbarred the front door and stepped outside Lantern in hand the candlelight guided him across the courtyard and down the pathway to the nearby Road not far from the ice house and stable he opened the lantern door and held the mittens over the flame an orange dot marked the wool growing until the heat seeped into his fingers and the mittens were fully Ablaze he tossed them onto the dirt and watched the fabric burn allura's yellow mittens brighter than ever crackled in the Silent Night I have to win from now on no more hallucinations no more voices Yoshi heard footsteps approaching but he didn't raise his chin to face the interrupter Cal's boots came to a stop next to his you don't need my help anymore I'm proud of you goodbye Cal good job Yoshi he blinked and her boots disappeared Belladonna book one Nightshade Academy written and narrated by Mel Tori Franca produced by Mel Tori Franca and Wilson Hensley edited and Mastered by Juan Pablo Diaz something went wrong we worked hard for this life that we don't want it all cover art by mad Studio score by Juda puspida ozri theme song composed and produced by James Sinclair stodd [Music] foreign Jason Brown Anthony 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