{Ragna’s POV}The carriage rolled steadily away from the Arena while silence settled between Milena and me.For a while, neither of us spoke. The only sounds came from the horses pulling us forward, the rhythmic turning of the wheels beneath us, and the occasional creak of wood whenever the carriage hit an uneven stretch of road. After everything that had happened inside the Arena, the quiet should have been comforting.Instead, it felt strange.Almost suspicious.Then again, perhaps that was because my day had involved being publicly abandoned by my mother, nearly eaten alive by beasts, accidentally discovering that I apparently possessed enough strength to dismantle living creatures, and now being summoned.At that point, suspicious had become my normal.Milena eventually broke the silence.“I still can’t believe this is happening.”I glanced at her.“What part?”“All of it.”She shifted in her seat and looked toward the small carriage window.“I’m going to the Palace.”The way she s
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