Lyra's POV
Nikky was tall, like 7 feet high, taller than most men. She looked more like a man than a woman.
She had the tattoo of a serpent on her neck, and her face looked rough.
The way she walked scared the wits out of me.
Then she paused as soon as she reached where I was.
She fixed her gaze on me. “I’m going to avenge my sister’s death,” she said, “I know you killed her, Raven.”
I couldn’t speak. My throat locked up, and all I could do was stare as she turned and strode onto the field, her braid swinging like a horse's tail.
Killed her sister? The words kept playing in my head.
What kind of life had Ravenna lived? And why was I the one stuck paying for it?
Orion’s voice snapped me from my thoughts as he continued through the speakers.
“And now, I present to you, Princess Rav
