KAIA'S POV
Laura’s footsteps still echoed faintly in my ears even after she left the training ground. Her words lingered, but I forced myself to push them away. If I carried her venom with me, it would spread like poison. I would not give her that power.
Athena must have felt it too because she squared her shoulders, calm as always, and turned back to the rest of us.
“Now,” she started, “back to business. We need to decide who will escort Leander and the elders to Eldercrest Hallow. With everything happening, it isn’t safe for them to travel alone. Things are getting… very dangerous.”
The group shifted uneasily. The arena, which moments ago had been filled with whispers about Laura, now grew heavy with silence.
Elias was the first to speak. He crossed his arms and looked deep in thoug
