At the end of the training, Esme made her way back into the shadowspire. She could barely get her entire body to move.
Her legs ached deeply, muscles tight and sore from the relentless laps and exercises Revana put her through. After everything, Revana's disappointment was still clear, because she finished the entire laps within ten minutes, which Revana didn't seem proud of.
Honestly, she swore she was at the brink of breaking into tears when Revana judged everything she did today. Sighing to herself, Esme continued to climb up the stairs, her legs trembling as if they could give out at any moment. Her lungs still burned from exertion, and her arms felt heavy, the fatigue spreading through her body like a deep, bone-deep weariness.
