Fireborne (The Aurelian Cycle, #1)

by Rosaria Munda

And as she turned, it was revealed by her tread that she was fireborne.

You see, Annie, they watch us kneel, they see the back of our heads, and they think we’ve given in. They don’t realize you can think from your knees just as well as from your feet.

I’m done thinking from my knees. It’s time to think from my feet.