Mia was a born and bred soldier so when she'd finally obtained an invitation into the Elite training facility she knew she'd make it in - come hell or high water. Females weren't usually accepted in, which initially shocked her until the reason for this became clear; if she thought she was shocked before this was downright jaw-dropping.
Kieran lived and breathed the Elite and allowed nothing to deter him from being the best of the best or earning his title of ‘son' to the all powerful and wise Torin. The new Elite trainees were slowly but surely poking holes in his belief system, making him do strange things.
The invitation would open both their eyes to the truth behind what they thought they knew.