Meet me tonight

The breeze from the closing door whispered through the drapes, its soft rustling a mockery of Damon's words

My thoughts swirled like a maelstrom, the winds of my determination blowing away any doubts that dared to arise.

It was laughable, really, to think that Damon could control my actions, to assume that he had any sway over my choices.

"He knows nothing of my resolve," I thought, my mind ablaze with the fire of my ambitions. "He cannot dictate my path. I will go where I must, fight who I must, and use every ounce of power at my disposal to achieve my goals."

Not even the emperor himself could stop me

With a sigh, I pushed myself up from the bed, my muscles protesting as I rose to my feet. The soft linen sheets slid from my legs as I stood, the light fabric whispering against my skin like a caress.

My bare feet found the cool wooden floor beneath me, the warmth of the day already beginning to seep into the room.