Tears blurred her vision, but she wiped them away as she remembers she must work fast
She knew what she had to do now.
So, as she draped the black cloak over her shoulders and slipped in draggers, knives, goblin throwing stars, and a few gadgets that tinker and Dex invented into the many hidden pockets in her outfits and boots, she didn't cry
She didn't cower
Didn't hide
She kept her head high and looked at them straight in the eye as she positioned her feet in a battle stance, readjusting her grip on her dragger
She was not the small, innocent, scared 12 year old girl anymore
She was not only the leader of team valiant
She was not only the moonlark
She was Sophie Elizabeth Foster-Ruewen
And this time, she was not going to let them win
She was going to take them down
Even if it meant going down with them