Hi and welcome!

I like Story B. Both were good, but Story B was more suspenseful and kept me more engaged throughout.

Both of these stories were very intriguing, there were different things I liked about each of them:

In story A I liked Systiana's cautiousness and strategic thinking. It made her seem very real. It was very suspenseful and kept me on the edge of my seat. One thing I would've liked to see more of would be more of her internal thoughts, especially after taking the life of her attacker.

In story B I enjoyed the detail on the environment of the story. It's very mysterious and makes the reader want to know more. I would've liked it if Penneth was characterized a bit stronger though.

Overall I believe story A was better because of its emotional impact, intensity, and the connection the reader can feel with the protagonist.

Very good story, love the flashbacks and how someone who knows so much about what's happening to her is so helpless against it.