Trial by Fire

[KAELIA BRYNN HALLOWAY]

My gaze is locked onto the hard floor beneath me, standing perfectly still. I am only a few feet away from the crown guards, but I am less aware of their presence, my mind gone.

Hands squeezed tightly to my front, I am barely breathing. Thoughts twist and turn with everything I know about my strike. Every possible detail. Every hint.

The colors, the images.

Fang, Sworn, Hum