*Briella*

Sometimes, I felt as if the little girl who wanted to be a cut-throat warrior was a completely separate person from who I was now.

That wasn’t completely accurate. I still felt that part of myself raging within me, especially whenever my kingdom or family was even slightly threatened. I still loved to spar with Kryzen, taking great satisfaction in besting him even slightly. He was much bigger and stronger than I was, but I was still able to be a challenge ...