Chapter 257

• The words of the priestess Ilysia sank into my chest like a heavy stone falling into deep waters, descending into the darkest abyss of the ocean. It was like hearing that I should give up on the trial, that I would never be able to evolve. How could I?
• “Am I not strong enough? Why can’t I be a complete wolf?” Lisa whimpered, curling up inside me. She was devastated.
• “Does this mean she will never pass the trial because her wolf does not have the potential for it?” asked one of the elders. I sensed a touch of malice not only in the tone of his voice, but also in his energy. “She is not worthy of becoming queen!”