stoke the flames.

Lynn dreamed of the Angel.

Wings of purest Flame were pinned behind Their back, shackled by cruel chains that suspended them in mid-air, far below the crushing weight of the Heavenshard Mountains.

They were breathtakingly beautiful, a being of incomparable power and indescribable form. To look upon Them sent waves of terror through Lynn's heart, and she wanted to cower, to hide from Their penetrating gaze. This close to the Angel, waves of wrathful heat pulsated from Their body, drying out the air and cracking Lynn's lips.

"The throne must be defended."

The Angel's words slammed into Lynn like commandments from an ancient god. Stone cracked beneath her feet, and sizzling burns appeared on her arms. A Flameguard had no right to be burned—chosen as they were to defend the throne of Sidralis; yet here, before the almighty Angel, such titles were meaningless.