When Rui returned to their quarters, he found Amare lying in her bed, deep in thought, her long, amber hair spread messily around their bed, while her bronze skin was sweaty.
"You look exhausted," Rui remarked as he walked over to her side. "Are you ready for what is about to come?"
She nodded slowly, her amber eyes still fixed on the ceiling while the darkness of the night sky crept in from outside the windows. "…I won't know for sure until I use it in battle, unfortunately. No amount of simulation and practice can compensate for experience, but I look forward to testing myself against the leaders of the War Coalition. Ideally, I would have liked to fight the Dragon Emperor, but…"
She turned to him with a resigned sigh. "I'll let you have your turn. If he survives, however, I will be the one to kill him."
Rui huffed lightly, shaking his head. "He is not going to survive. Trust me, I don't fail often when I'm fully prepared."
