"You were close so try the inflection on the whistle again," Lila encouraged. Diana's mouth hurt but she pressed her lips together and tried to control the air passing between. "You got it!" Lila, her ever-helpful friend cheered.
Diana lounged at home, enjoying a rare moment of relaxation, so she asked Lila to help her brush up on their Aquelorian skills. This was because Diana received a letter from the princess. The overseers decided to discontinue the second trial, advising Diana to maintain a low profile until the start of the festivals, where she would be formally introduced to the kingdom. So at the moment, only Lila, Merea, Lioni, and the finfolk who had overseen her trials were privy to her altered state, now a carefully guarded secret.
Back to the present, Diana focused on mas
