The Unsettled Spark

Elira

I open my eyes slowly, blinking against the outside light filtering into the hut. My body feels incredibly heavy, as if every single muscle is severely weighed down. I must have drifted off again without meaning to.

The intense fight with Vera still lingers sharply in my mind, leaving me deeply drained in a way that isn’t only physical.

The raw memory of her blade, the stinging pain in my stomach, the sharp anger in her voice—it all comes back in quick flashes ...