The Healer's Unintended Aura
"You have survived this night, but your luck has worn thin. That silk was not merely a trinket. It was a tether. And now, it is in the hands of the very people who would see you broken."
Bima scrambled to his feet, his heart racing. "Who are you? What do you want from me?"
"I want you to learn," the voice replied, faint as a phantom’s breath. "I want you to see the world as it truly is, not as the academy wishes you to perceive it. You are not a failure, Bima. You are a vessel. And a vessel that refuses to be filled is a useless thing."
"A vessel for what?" Bima shouted into the dark, his frustration boiling over. "Stop playing games! Show yourself! If you’re trying to help me, stop hiding l