/-Zara-/

From Moira's hands burst shadows, living smoke that lashed at the nearest guards, hurled them back with such violence that they crashed into walls, leaving cracks in the stone.

"What in the name of the Goddess is wrong with you?! Do you want to kill them?!" I shouted, the tremble in my voice sharper than I had intended.

"I have given twenty years of my life to this pathetic pack!" Moira snarled, her voice echoing with raw bitterness. "Twenty years of pretending-of bowing and smiling ...