Mated to the Apex Three
Morrigan’s sharp, shrill voice cut through the ambient roar of the arena.
She stood in the center of the southern preparation ring, clad in gleaming silver-and-violet light armor forged from high-grade moon-steel. Her dark hair was braided tightly into an intricate war-crown, and her posture was rigid with supreme, arrogant confidence.
She turned to face me, her dark eyes flashing with cruel satisfaction as she caught sight of the dark red stain spreading down my tunic collar.
"Hand me the primary rapier," Morrigan commanded, extending her gloved hand without looking at me. "And if you drop so much as a drop of sweat on the leather grip, I will have Master Grendel break your fingers."