Pain was a stranger to Sagrys, its sharp embrace unlike anything she had ever known. This novel sensation carved a deep, indelible mark upon her spirit, and though she was resolute in one thing—it was an experience she yearned never to repeat. They say the seasoned are the favored in battle, and indeed, Sagrys had plunged into the flames, untested and fearless. Against one of the mightiest foes imaginable, she emerged not just victorious but transformed, her initiation complete. Now, seasoned by the forge of combat, the sky beckoned limitlessly to her, the realm's most formidable magical caster, her potential rising like a vast, uncharted horizon.