A Leap into the Depths

Selene collapsed onto the muddy trail, her knees hitting the damp earth with a wet thud. She looked up at Lyra, her eyes brimming with a cocktail of rage and calculated desperation. Tears tracked through the grime on her face, but the audience she was performing for remained largely unimpressed.

Leander and Rowena stood a few feet away, their arms crossed, wearing matching expressions of sarcasti