Wilma stopped abruptly, turning to Uriel with wide eyes. “She’s powerful?!”

Uriel nodded slowly. “Earlier, she used her inner energy. Just a fragment of it—to shield her body from taking the worst of the lashes. And the light in her… it was pure. No darkness, only strength. Stronger than I expected.”

Wilma’s breath hitched. “Then… that means she can expel poisons from her body?”

“Of course,” Uriel replied firmly. “That would be child’s play for her. Mages ...