Maybe if she had understood Arithmancy, she could have avoided the mess she made. Was it possible that this was what her heart number had been trying to tell her? Or her life number, or maybe she wasn't even close to being right. Maybe she should have listened to Professor Hadley more. Maybe she should have taken her classes more seriously. And maybe, just maybe, she wouldn't be where she is today.

All this and more traveled slowly through her mind, sitting mute next to a window as Callidora tried to coax her into talking, or atleast taking a walk.