C27 CHAPTER 27: TRAVEL TO ANCIENT SKY ACADEMY TRIAL GROUNDS

The morning air was sharp and thin, brushing against the skin like an unwelcome reminder of the heights they would soon cross. Lyria Arden and Kairo Vael stood at the edge of the academy’s sky docks, their transport craft waiting—a sleek, reinforced glider designed for long-distance flight above the ever-shifting cloud seas.

The city below glittered faintly in the dawn light