"This is hopeless!"
I slumped to the floor, burying my face into my knees.
Eight hours. That was how long Ramon and I had spent in the training arena. All for trying to see if I could find my inner dragon. The morning after the discovery of the date came with an atmosphere of gloom. It was everywhere. In the palace. In the streets. No one laughed. No one smiled. Talking was minimal.
Ramon and I had gotten up earlier than usual and we're immediately sucked into the gloomy atmosphere. No words of endearment. There was no touchy feely between us. The only time the silence was broken was when he had offered combat training personally, after which we would move further to finding my own inner beast.
The combat training was a bit fair, though he pulled his punches. The search for my inner b
