Elara's POV

The training consumed my days.

Lucien brought in Maelin.

The lessons were exhausting. She made me practice calling the magic without releasing it. Holding energy in my palms until sweat dripped down my face and my muscles shook then dispersing it slowly rather than in explosive bursts.

"Control is everything child. Power without discipline is just destruction waiting for a target."

I practiced for hours each day while Lucien watched from the shadows. Sometimes he would ...