" Alzona ignores them. “Which one you wanna beat up first?” she asks me. I look at the two men standing inside the ring. Avalanche is huge, but in this case, it doesn’t mean he’s the better fighter. “Him.” I point to Avalanche. I need to work up to Shard. I slip off my boots and walk around to the door. Shard leaves the enclosure. Blood pumping, I step over the stone framing the bottom of the entrance, pushing the door closed behind me. I look back at the others through the small openings. Blizzard is shaking his head while Ice, in the square next to him, looks amused. Alzona grins manically. The bell tolls. "

― Kelly St. Clare , Fantasy of Flight (The Tainted Accords, #2)