Kayla POV
Silence enveloped me, overwhelming my senses. I looked around desperately, hoping for someone to break the stillness, but there was no response. Everyone remained motionless, frozen in time. It felt as if the world had come to a halt, and I found myself standing alone in the midst of it all.
My gaze landed on Brian, who had saved me from the attack. Blood stained his clothes, evidence that he too had been struck by the king's sword. And he wasn't the only one. Ace had suffered even more, the blade piercing his chest. Rising from the ground, I gently freed myself from Brian's grasp and turned to Lady Kira, hoping for confirmation that time had indeed stopped. She too was unresponsive, trapped in this temporal stasis.
"Goodness," I muttered under my breath, approaching the high
