(Also, the full PDF of chapter 9 has dropped on Patreon for the spoilerzone tier-- which is drawing closer and closer to the material I'm actively working on today! Folks pledging can read the rest of chapter 7, 8, and 9 right now :B)
[A glowing patch appears on the wall ahead of Kyra, and seconds later, a gout of fire boils through it, melting through the wall itself. Kyra hurriedly projects a shield to protect herself as Tiara leaps through, wreathed in fire. Their gazes briefly meet.]
