Gilly, always the skeptic but never one to leave a friend behind, sighed. "We’re supposed to be in Villainy 101, Anna. Headmistress Flora isn't going to like us sneaking out."

"We aren't sneaking," Anna countered, though her mischievous grin said otherwise. "We’re exploring for the sake of reform."

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