TRAINING MONTAGE & ELENA'S SCHEMES
~TATE'S POV~
You think? Mathias asked, 'Yeah, but I am not sure. For now, I will go for training and hopefully I will be sure.'
The training room was nothing like I'd expected. Instead of equipment or weapons, it was empty except for a circle of salt on the floor and dozens of candles flickering around the perimeter.
The air smelled like sage and something sharper—sulfur, maybe.
"This is where we start," Vida said, guiding me into the center of the salt circle. "Mental walls. Every witch needs them, especially one whose gift is telepathy." I glanced back at the door where Mathias and Daxon stood guard, their faces tense.
They'd wanted to investigate Owen immediately after my revelation, but Vida had insisted training couldn't wait. The compromise
