Ravena's POV
Astrid claws were extended, yes, but there was something else.
In the fading light, a sharp flash of silver caught my attention, and my eyes locked on it immediately. It was a dagger. Small, curved, and shining with a sickly green tint that made my stomach twist.
My wolf snarled inside me. “I can't believe she brought poison to a duel. What a coward.”
The blade was heavily coated with the kind of toxin that could burn through skin and muscle like acid. I had seen it before during my training with the royal guard, where we had studied every poison, every weapon, every dirty trick an enemy might use. This one was designed to paralyze first, then kill slowly and painfully.
As soon as the crowd noticed the blade, whispers quickly spread throughout the arena.
“Is that a dag
