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I felt strong hands grab my arms. Hands covered in thick gloves. My throat went dry, and my muscles tensed. “No.” I whispered, being lifted off of my chair and onto my feet. The word feels ripped from my chest, unhuman. Like it’s not even mine. “No, you can’t, I-I didn’t do anything wrong. Please!” my voice rose, full of terror and regret. I looked over at the royal family, to the girl in the silver and purple dress, as if she could help me out of this situation. She simply blinked back at me. Rage churned in my stomach. Why couldn’t I just keep my mouth shut, keep my thoughts in my head, where they belonged? I felt my feet moving in a direction I most certainly did not want to go. Towards the hall. I shot a desperate look back at the table. Marren looked down, and his sister looked away. No one looked back at me. The focus of the room was on one’s own hands, or on the floor. …show more content…

I could feel it in my fingertips, the ends of my hair, and everywhere in between. It stretched inside of me like a coiling snake, ready to lash out. It happened before I knew it. The edge of my vision was bursting with flames, so real I could almost feel their heat, though they did not burn, only flickered and danced along my skin. I yelped, looking down at my hands, ablaze as if they had been shoved into a shove. Several yells broke out across the room, the loudest of those were my own. I was on fire. Literally. The flames worked their way from my fingertips, reaching my shoulders. Breaking free from the grasp of the armoured men, I ran toward the exit. Water, I need

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