Sephora:Chapter 18 Sephora: The sun had barely graced the horizon, and yet, I could still hear her. Her fire flickered in the darkness, reflected by the tip of her spear, which she hadn’t set down since the previous evening. I could still remember the look on Niylah’s face when Sequoia refused to eat dinner, picked up her spear and walked out into the cold night. Since then, her fire had been burning, illuminating the night, only stopping for brief minutes to rest. She didn’t take her loss very well. The disappointment was etched into her soul, and I couldn’t blame her. But this–training herself till exhaustion–was not the way. Food, rest, the Goddess had created them for a reason. As I lay in my bed, I watched my window be illuminated by the orange of her flame. Compared to when she had started yesterday, it has severely weakened, flickering like a weak fire starved of wood. I couldn’t take it anymore. I wanted her to be ready for the rites but this… I had to deal with this.
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