Chapter 85: THE DRAGON SHIFTER

“Are you okay?” Canan asked Xina, who was lying on the sofa, whimpering softly as her back throbbed with pain. Jade had been instructing her on how to sit properly, insisting on perfect posture throughout the entire lesson. To Xina, it felt less like etiquette training and more like a form of medieval torture. Seriously, Xina had no idea that something as simple as sitting could be such an exhausting exercise— until now. Jade’s lessons were intense. She had been taught to keep her back straight, her chin level, and her movements graceful. And apparently, these were just the basics. According to Jade, there was still much more to learn in the two months leading up to her coronation. Xina desperately wanted to protest, to shout that she hadn’t signed up for this! But a small voice inside her held her back. She feared that if she complained, Jade and the others might see her as a spoiled girl, unable to endure a little hardship. Yet her back ached terribly, and she found it harder with