Chapter 42 – Trial of the Beast
Seren’s POV
The taste of iron still lingered on my tongue from the first trial, though no blood had been drawn. Facing my shadow-self had left me hollow and trembling inside, as though I’d torn open a wound no one could see.
But there was no time to breathe. No time to gather what little strength remained.
Elder Rhylen’s staff struck the stone with a thunderous crack. “The first has been endured,” he intoned, voice reverberating across the Moonspire Grounds. “Now comes the second. The Trial of the Beast.”
The wolves lining the circle shifted, eager. Too eager. My heart sank when I saw the glimmer in their eyes—anticipation, bloodthirst. They wanted to see me fail. Some wanted to see me torn apart.
Chains rattled.
I turned, breath hitching.
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