05-06-2023, 05:39 PM
When he stood so quickly her jaw flexed tight. If she’d given herself room to move backwards she might have, but instead she held her ground and watched him in turn. Eagerness washed the edges of his expression; enough to make her uncomfortable at what he might perceive. She did not look away. Perhaps there should have been some relief that he at least responded quickly, but Nythadri only felt the strain. The world twisted around her. Changed irrevocably at her own desperate hand. There was no way back now.
His warning was met with one of her own. For that she did not wilt, no matter how close he stood to stare down. Her investment could not be concealed; she didn't choose to let it.
“Then don’t give me a reason to.”
Saidar bloomed with a welcomed touch. As she wove the gate, she spoke again: “There was a Dedicated in the room when I left. He was unconscious. Should that no longer be the case, I will deal with him.” She did not want a death on her conscience. But that wasn't the concern clenching her stomach as the air split, and the room beyond was revealed.
His warning was met with one of her own. For that she did not wilt, no matter how close he stood to stare down. Her investment could not be concealed; she didn't choose to let it.
“Then don’t give me a reason to.”
Saidar bloomed with a welcomed touch. As she wove the gate, she spoke again: “There was a Dedicated in the room when I left. He was unconscious. Should that no longer be the case, I will deal with him.” She did not want a death on her conscience. But that wasn't the concern clenching her stomach as the air split, and the room beyond was revealed.