"I would burn a thousand villages, sacrifice a thousand lives to keep you safe".

An interesting short story that captivated me since the beginning. It starts with the Grisha, also known as witches, that have powers to control three different elements. A woman and his son arrive to a camp with a different identity to be as invisible as possible.

Erik meets Annika, a girl with a weak power. Erik finds himself trapped in Annika's greed, but thanks to his powers, he's able to get out and run away.

Every character has a well defined personality that can be told apart from each other and it was so interesting I couldn't put it down, it was just enough to make the reader want to read more of the Grishaverse.