EP18 - No Rescue This Time 🪽⚔️🔥🤝🏰

After treatment, Lyra returns to the courtyard for one controlled ground exchange with Kael. Her fractured wing is still supported, and this time she refuses to rely on crimson Resonance—or on Reth. Kael mocks the injury and expects her to hide behind someone stronger. Instead, Lyra watches his movement, waits for him to commit, and steps aside at the exact moment his charge crosses the boundary. Maren calls the result: Lyra wins without magic or rescue. Only then does she approach Reth and take his hand herself, turning a hard-earned victory into a public choice the elite cannot ignore.