UNLEASHED LYKAINA’S POV The fortress’s crescent garden hummed with the faint glow of lunar runes etched into the stone paths, their light casting soft shadows across the ivy-wrapped walls. The air was cool, laced with the scent of night-blooming jasmine and the distant hum of Vallancia’s forests. I stood near the fountain, its water shimmering under the moon, trying to steady my breath after another gruelling training session. Training has been brutal, and I have been relearning myself. I called the university admissions office to discuss deferring my admission. I can't handle school issues in my current state. They have given me the details of my request. I'll have to find a time soon to go home and talk with my Grandma. It's time she found out the truth. And I am not ready to le

