Elara’s POV
The silence in our room felt heavier than usual after Kael left for the council meeting, and no matter how much I tried to distract myself, my thoughts kept circling back to the way his jaw had tightened before he walked out the door. I took my time bathing, letting the warm water run over my skin as though it could wash away the unease that had settled deep in my chest. By the time I finished dressing, boredom had crept in, but beneath it lingered something sharper, something restless.
I decided I would not sit in that room and let my imagination run wild. The field always cleared my head. Watching the warriors train, hearing the clash of steel and the rhythm of movement, reminded me that strength was earned, not handed down through whispered politics and council votes.
Wit
