Her voice broke slightly, and she took another deep breath to steady herself. "My father roared at them, warning them to leave. But the man… he just raised his hand, and the humans attacked. They came with strange weapons that gave off this strange black aura, mages possessing black Grimoires that summoned chains to bind us. They didn't fight fair."
Her fists trembled, and Alister noticed a faint flicker of flames dancing at the edges of her fingertips. "We fought back as best as we could. My father, my mother… they were so strong. My siblings... my brothers, sister, and I tried to help, but we were still young, not nearly as powerful."
"'Hide, Cinder,' my mother said, dropping me into a small pit in the midst of the chaos. 'Is everything going to be alright... Mother?' I asked... foolishly believing it would."