Chapter FourI knew the exact moment that I walked into the wardings. It was like I had been hit by a jolt of electricity. Unlike when I had first arrived at the academy, I had to face it alone, and it was definitely way more intense. Energy crackled all around me, and I began to feel as though a million tiny needles were pricking at my skin. They probed me as if they were little bugs taking a nibble to decide whether I’d gone bad right before they devoured me entirely. Even as I felt the overwhelming power of the wardings all around me, I could feel the energy of the elements whirling throughout my body. The lingering sensations of the circle casting stayed with me, and I clung onto them for dear life as I closed my eyes and urged my feet to carry me forward. One minute I was bone-chill

