chapter 19

Training grounds

"Wake up, Elena," Elena heard someone say from outside her room. A knock sounded on her door and the person outside shouted, "Elena, you need to come out of your room now."

Elena turned weakly to her side and covered her face with her pillow. She opened her eyes slowly. From the little rays of light seeping into her room through her closed curtains, she knew that the day was just breaking. It was probably not even up six yet.

With a loud groan, Elena pulled her blanket over her head in a bid to block out the banging on her door. Whoever was outside could wait another ten minutes.

"Elena," her knocker persisted, their fist hitting the door harder. "Wake up, Elena." Elena, unable to handle the noise anymore, sprang up from her bed.

With drowsy, yet fuming eyes, she walked up to the door as she shouted, "who is it?" Maybe it was due to the loud noise that they were producing with their fist or maybe it was just them being oblivious but the person outside didn't resp