Aria blinked,

“Rose!” she screamed, scrambling forward towards her friend.

At the same time, her fingers twitched, she pulled in more of the weave than she ever had before, and sent it towards Silver.

The bolt hit the woman and she stumbled back,

For a moment, nothing happened, and then, she exploded.

Her body blew up in a mix of gore, blood and bones.

The shadow’s face had long gone blank, her fear was gone,

In its place was grief.

She stumbled to her feet, all fear drained from her mind. Right now, she couldn't care less if Lucien decided to end her life.

What else did she have to...