Chapter 59 Chapter Fifty Nine

• Kael pushed past the circle of students, his breath a bit shallow, chest heaving as though something monstrous still clawed inside him.
• The scorched earth beneath his boots cracked and smoked, but he didn’t care. Not about the whispers behind him. Not about the terrified faces. Not even about Nira's tear-filled eyes watching him disappear into the trees.
• “Kael!” she called again, voice desperate. “Come back!”