It pulsed beneath her heels with the obedience of something sacred, spiraling into invisible rings that lifted Zafira higher until she hovered three meters off the courtyard stone, cloak rippling behind her in threads of gold and grey.
Kenneth spun his staff hard, anchoring his stance with one foot locked beneath him, the other sliding forward in preparation for burst engagement. Shylo circled wide, rope dart already slithering out from its coil, blade gleaming under fractured moonlight.
They didn't speak.
She did.
"You two were sent for me?" Zafira asked, tone calm, almost curious. "That's... generous."
She tilted slightly mid-air, descending at an angle—just enough to taunt, never enough to touch ground. Shylo made the first move, dart launching with perfect arc, the blade curving through wind toward her waist.
She didn't block.