Alana, surely caught off guard, but making the wild assumption that she wasn't prepared was simply just wrong.
She was deathly prepared, whether to face two or fifteen or even fifty of her opponents. She had been trained by not just her mother nor the Council but by The Fates as well, to always make preparations for when things do not go according to plan.
It was different from a back up plan. No, it was always a plan that covers up any forms of hiccups.
And this hiccup was prepared for.
Freya took notice of how her lips started moving. She remained seated as she watched the air around the brawlers start to change. And possibly, they noticed it too because their movements stopped.
