C24 CHAPTER 24: FIRST MINOR ROMANTIC TENSION

The training platforms of Sky Academy slowly emptied as the afternoon sun dipped lower, its light scattering across the floating structures in warm shades of gold and pale blue. The echoes of battle—clashing energy, shouted commands, the hum of drones—faded into memory, but the aftereffects lingered.

For Lyria Arden, they lingered everywhere