Chapter Twenty-Two
Underground
I looked around, but no one was paying any attention to me. Eventually I knelt down, pretending to tie my shoe. There were a lot of wardens around in the crowd, and I was a little worried. I didn’t want to hurt anyone, but this was necessary. The statue was made entirely of wood. Avianna really needed to make more of an effort, but her magic was developing very fast. She leaned away from my collar and I felt a wave of blazing hot fire spreading over me.
No one had noticed me just yet. She lit up the bottom of the statue and the flames started spreading slowly. Once the fire began to spread at a steady speed, she hid herself around my neck and I backed away to the crowd. We waited for a long moment until the fire was noticeable enough.
Finally, people real
