Kyan A few hours earlier Marabella keeps struggling to contain the shadows. So today, we have created a dome so the shadows don’t have a chance to escape her grip as I try to coach her to pull them back in. Her hands glow a smokey gray as the shadows engulf her. “Just draw on it,” I tell her in a gentle whisper as I wave around the dome of my magic. I know how much she struggles under a lot of pressure, so I try to approach this part of the training with as much ease as I can. While I round the dome, I can see her better through the transparent shield I created around her. “Kyan, I can’t,” she cries out as the frustration sets in. I see the shadows shake a little, clearly affected by the emotions she feels. “You did it before. Just focus on them and try to pull them back. Try to

