Shards of the Moon

la'

reached my nostrils w

ich left me abandoned in the destroyed village close to the Wind Clan borders. The healer's outpost became a ruin when my wild magic

my body while the bandages on my wri

d a rustle

still

s

oulders as a result of burns. The man in front of me stayed frozen in precise positions as if he was constantly prep

ce brought me a feeling of

left," I murmur

"I don't leave

lding girls who near

fire before he concealed an illuminated pain within his features. Fear? Before

cording to him. Your lack of self-control d

itter and raw. "You d

ing toward me.

ead. "Even I

between us. I felt an unexplained familiarity when looking at him because it felt

e seen power before. But

s of silver light. "It's not just magic. It's

d toward mine bef

ping his tone quiet. "But

e a st

here you did not fle

distant inner voice told m

t and incredibly old-as no royal prince should. "You wa

ed to the fire and then tossed anot

e a promise,"

wh

ain, and this time

meone

n us started to cru

rant about his

ny years, I did not feel