POV: Luna
I didn't tell Selene about the crystal.
Not yet. Not until I understood what it meant.
Instead, I threw myself into training her.
If people were tracking us, targeting us, then she needed to be able to defend herself.
We met in a private training room early the next morning.
"You want to teach me combat?" Selene asked skeptically.
"Self-defense. There's a difference."
"I already know self-defense. I'm royal. We have tutors for that."
"Then show me."
She moved into a defensive stance. Perfect form. Textbook positioning.
I attacked.
Gently. Just testing her reflexes.
She blocked my first strike. Then my second.
On the third, I feinted left and went right.
She fell for it and I had her pinned in seconds.
"Your form is perfect," I said, helping her up. "But you think
