Chapter 66

I was congratulated not only by the avatars but also by the King himself. He held a feast for everyone since both sides of the children did well in the quest.

Of course, there were still two more tasks to go before we know who would get to lead the war. I didn't want to get my hope up yet.

"You almost look like me when I'm radiant," Vorac whispered to me again, not out of self-centeredness but out of fact. "It's like something inside you has been unleashed and is now seeping into your bones and flowing through your veins."

"Well," Atith chimed in. "Who is she, if not miraculous and radiant? Who is she, if not destined for greatness and fame?"

I flinched as the feeling of regret stirred around me like windblown ash because I knew it wasn't that.