A scream of pain tore out of Zariah's lips as wave after wave of glowing blue flame exploded out of her, spreading across the entire winter woods.
The flames tore out of her with such great force, it shook the very earth and the protective barrier that kept everyone safe from the flames.
King Askel's heart ached, he knew unleashing the last reserves of her Crimson Flame must have been an excruciatingly painful endeavor for Zariah,
He had seen her exhaustion already after the battle at the Sea Dome, wielding the Crimson Flame was tasking on her yet he knew he could not ask her to do otherwise.
His mate was a shinning beacon of light that stood at the very top of the world, providing warmth and security to all those beneath her.
She was the one the world would always look up to for answers when things went awry and she was duty bound to rise to the call.
