"Why do I have to wear this again?" I asked Minister Samuel as I followed him inside the training room. The padded flooring felt soft under my bare feet. The light coming from the LED lamps overhead was too bright that I had to squint my eyes to prevent them from hurting. When my vision adjusted, I stared at the Minister standing at the other end of the training room.
As usual, he looked unbothered that for a second I wondered if all adults were constantly unimpressed by everything. He averted his gaze and looked down at his hands as he adjusted his gloves. After several seconds, he looked back up. "There will be times that you will be unable to harness your Angelic blessings. Sometimes even your magic, too. You have to fight without relying on your supernatural abilities, Kaylene. If yo
