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His sharp and unwavering eyes returned to hers. “…he is a fighter and he is the storm they will never see coming.”The words hung heavy in the hot air, making even the rattling of the wheels seem distant. A single gust of wind slipped through the cage, scattering fine grains of sand across the wooden floor like a whisper of things to come.“So you’re saying…” Serakai tilted her head, narrowing her eyes and dipping every word in skepticism as she tried to piece together Sahrak’s cryptic calm. “Whoever this savior is… they’re stronger than that jerk with his little tantrum-flames. Or…” her lips curled in a mocking half-smile, “…maybe they’ve got some kind of weapon—some shiny miracle thing—that can cut right through his dark wall of fire? Is that it?.Saltana shifted beside her, equally curious, equally doubtful, waiting for the old man to say something that made sense.Sahrak didn’t look up. The only sound was the faint hiss of his burning finger slowly eating through the cart’s floor
Chapter 54
Serakai tilted her head, knitting her brows, as suspicion flickered behind her eyes. “That’s… weird,” she muttered almost to herself under her breath. The feeling of familiarity still clung to her like a phantom hand on her shoulder, and it unnerved her more than she cared to admit.Sahrak exhaled slowly, then shifted his gaze to the soldier who’d helped him moments before. The old man’s voice lowered to a calm but urgent whisper. “I’ll need you to give me a little space, just a little bit still close.”The young soldier hesitated for only a breath before nodding, scooting back just enough to clear a patch of rough wooden floor. Everyone in the cage glanced his way now, sensing a subtle but sharp change in the air, like the faint tang of lightning before a storm.Sahrak lifted one weathered hand, steadying his index finger as a flame curled to life on its tip. At first, it flickered small and harmless—but then it condensed, tightening in on itself, sharpening a sizzling ember into the
Chapter 53
Serakai froze as a sudden weight dropped in her chest. Beside her, Saltana’s whisper cut through the tension like a hairline crack in glass. “Now that he mentioned that…” she said softly, as fear slipped into her tone, “…I haven’t seen that guy. You know—the one with the short daggers and the bad temper…”Serakai’s stomach turned to stone. She snapped her gaze back to Varohn now with wide eyes and the ice in her composure fractured for the first time. Her voice came out rougher, louder, laced with a mix of dread and fury.“Where is Sahen?”Varohn’s grin turned feral, a flicker of something triumphant gleaming in his eyes as the silence around the caravan thickened, pressing on every ear like a storm about to break.“Where’s the fun in that if I just tell you what you want to hear?” Varohn’s voice was all teeth and poison, curling his grin like smoke on the wind. He flicked his fingers lazily in the air, as if swatting away a thought he found beneath him. “No, no, dear warrior. Just s
Chapter 52
“Old man…”The mockery that usually dripped from Varohn’s voice was gone now, stripped clean and replaced with something darker—steel wrapped in impatience. His grin had faded entirely and his face sharpened like a blade being drawn from a sheath. He pulled his brows low then stalked a step closer, crunching his boots on the gritty floor.He tilted his head, narrowing his eyes on Sahrak as if trying to peel him open with just a look. “Did I hear you correctly?” His words were quiet, deliberate and every syllable was laced with a promise that whatever came next wouldn’t be pleasant.Sahrak didn’t blink. His stance didn’t shift. The air between them felt hot and thick with unspoken challenges. “I’m sure you didn’t hear wrong,” he said with a flat stone voice.The words hung in the still air, heavy enough to make even the hulking guards shift their weight.Varohn paused, silent for a moment, working his jaw and twitching the muscles at his temple. Slowly, his head turned—not away from S
Chapter 51
With quick, practiced gestures, he hooked it over the hatch and melted all sides against the wall holding the hatch, making it drape naturally, like it had been part of the room’s chaos for decades. A disguise so simple it could be overlooked by even the sharpest eye—but solid enough to buy time if anyone came sniffing around.He stepped back, tilted his head, and studied his handiwork. It blended perfectly with the room’s ruin, just another forgotten rag in a forgotten tower. Good.His boots whispered against the stone as he padded toward just before the main entrance. The cracked wooden frame stood ahead, crooked on its ancient hinges, the ever wide opened door barely holding together. He moved silently, pressing his back to the wall just behind it, coiling tight every single muscle. His breath slowed, controlled, a predator’s patience settling into his chest.From outside, the faint sound of bulls snorting and hooves dragging through sand carried through the silence. Chains clink
Chapter 50
Kaelen froze. His eyes went wide and his mouth hung slightly open. Then, slowly, his brows knit together, and his expression twisted into that familiar mix of disbelief and a very healthy dose of sarcasm.“You’re telling me…” he said, dragging his voice and every word out as if testing their sanity, “…that my flames can turn me into a flying, horse-lifting torch?”“Yes,” Sahrak said simply, with a stone face.Kaelen rubbed his forehead with both hands now, letting out a strangled groan. “Mahn… this day just keeps getting worse. I’m not even sure if I’m terrified or impressed anymore.”Kaelen looked like a man teetering on the edge of a full-scale nervous breakdown. He paced in a jittery half-circle, rubbing his face, running both hands through his hair, then tugging at it like he was trying to pull an idea straight out of his scalp. His boots scuffed the tiny spaced floor, his breath came sharp and shallow, and his eyes darted around as if an answer might be scribbled on the crumblin
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