Liya's POV
As we ran through the forest, I made sure to not expend all my energy trying to race the fastest as I knew I still had a whole lot of running to do. It was much more advisable to take it slow and steady. I would need all my energy when it was time to return.
With this energy, I raced into the forest in a different direction from the other contestants. It was not long before I encountered my first veteran. He was an older man geared up in a pack commander uniform. As he sighted me, he pointed a finger upwards into the tree behind him, motioning to me. My eyes immediately trailed up, and I didn't need instructions to know that the power I required for this challenge was in my limbs.
I drew back, getting into a climbing stance as I stared at the shiny gold object up in a tree. T
