The tall walls of Kaighal rose in the distance days before Kamira and Veelk got close to the city. The desert shifted into meager shrubbery, but the heat remained merciless, and she couldn’t wait to get into the shade of the buildings, even if it also meant remaining in the shadow of High Towers. She cringed at the mere thought of the mages’ pride, but in the end, Kaighal was her home more than her family’s lands ever were, and if she wanted to forget about the building on top of the hill, overlooking the city, she could always get lost in its many narrow streets.
“You know… you could finally do something about that eyesore.” Veelk must have caught what she was looking at.
She smirked. Fueled by her new pact, magic coursed through her body, ready to be channeled at her will, and over the
