A Flame in the Shadow
Then exploded inward with the force of my fury.
There she was. Chained to an obsidian altar, blood trailing from her wrists, head bowed, her fire dimmed but not out. A priest stood over her with a curved blade, muttering a rite in Sariyah’s tongue.
He didn’t even look up when I entered. Big mistake. I didn’t give a warning. Didn’t let him finish the sentence. I threw my hand forward, and the shadow burst from me like a spear, impaling him through the back and lifting him off his feet. He screamed, finally understanding what was coming. I walked to him slowly, step by step, until I was face to face with him, his feet dangling, blood dribbling down his chin.
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