* Arriane *
Another day came fast, the entire Capital woke beneath heavy gray skies and the distant sound of the loud war drums.
Snow has covered the massive Trial Grounds like a white blanket stained by yesterday's blood of the warriors. Wolves filled every stone seat long before the match even began. Their voices rolled through the arena like thunder while banners from every territory snapped violently in the cold wind.
But despite the noise around me, my thoughts remained trapped on Damien's face when Alpha Apollo defeated him yesterday. It was fear.
For the first time since the fall of our kingdom, I had finally seen fear inside the eyes of one of the traitors who betrayed us.
But somehow, I felt that it wasn't enough. I stood near the upper platform railing in silence while the s
