Suspiciously, all four girls claimed exhaustion almost simultaneously after the grand tour of the penthouse.
"I'm absolutely drained from the journey," Cecilia announced with a dramatic sigh that didn't quite match her energetic demeanor.
"The altitude change is quite taxing," Seraphina added, despite the fact that we'd been at roughly the same elevation at Mythos Academy.
Rachel nodded earnestly. "Travel fatigue is a genuine physiological response."
Even Rose, usually the most honest of the four, murmured something about "needing to rest before dinner."
Their synchronized desire for "rest" raised every red flag in my mental arsenal. These were the same girls who could train for six hours straight or dance through royal galas until dawn without showing a hint of fatigue. Yet a three-hour car ride had supposedly exhausted them?
