Pissing Contest

Chaos erupted around me as Trey lunged for him, his knife whizzing mere inches from my face.

Panic strayed at the edges of my mind as it fought against the bile rising in my throat. I needed to focus. Everything Raena and Pollis had taught me swirled around in my head, but part of me was so distracted. Where was Elanora.

As Trey lunged again, magic pooled in my hands and I forced it from my body, striking him in the chest. It knocked him back, sending him sprawling, as he rolled and then ended up back on his feet. It was almost enviable how he managed to do that.

A feral glint now lit his eyes as he stared me down, his teeth bared. “This is for my brother, you bitch!”

He hurled the knife at me, which I managed to dodge, but only just. A sharp screech of pain met my ears, but it didn’t seem to register in my already filled mind. All I could manage to think, was that it wasn’t possible for him to miss me.

Regardless, a broad smile lifted his lip