Chapter 66: Shadow Work

Emilia’s POV With my fists clenched so hard that my nails were digging into my hands, I ran out of the training hall. The harsh lesson left my entire body hurting, but I wasn't troubled by the discomfort. It was the giggling. The hushed remarks. I felt like I didn't belong here based on the way the other students regarded me. As if I would never. I tried to ignore the fury that was building inside of me by biting my lip, but it didn't work. The rage, a raw and violent thing that would not go away, clawed at my chest. Never in my life had I felt so ashamed. From behind me, a voice I recognized snarled, "You should just quit." When I turned back, I saw a smug grin on the face of one of Nimue's best students. Elias. Earlier, he had been among the loudest people making fun of me. Everyone's time is being wasted by you. We don't take in weaklings who can't keep up in this charity. Please just follow my suggestion and stop. I clenched my jaw, trying to keep my composure. "I'm n