03-30-2024, 01:45 AM
He reeled at the blow. The sensation was jarring, and Matias felt it in his mouth and teeth. He hadn’t reconciled the shock of it before the pain began to throb. His cheek and eyes burned, and upon stumbling, he turned back with a furious glare. The enchanted power swirled into his grasp like a hurricane, but Michael Vellas was swifter. Jay dropped unconscious, and Matias’ surge of anger went unresolved.
He would not attack a fallen man, so he turned the heat of the moment to Michael, voice justifiably raised. “This is how you treat a guest in your house? I did not ask to come to this place, but I came as requested. Your apology is not enough. Get your people in control, or I will make sure the Ascendancy hears about the state of your command.”
By this point, his cheek was flared bright red, and he released the reflexive summons of the enchanted power. The volume of his voice returned to normal. “I will accept a healer if you have one,” he said as he moved onward from the fallen Jay. He was not sure where to go, but as he began to walk, the others joined.
He would not attack a fallen man, so he turned the heat of the moment to Michael, voice justifiably raised. “This is how you treat a guest in your house? I did not ask to come to this place, but I came as requested. Your apology is not enough. Get your people in control, or I will make sure the Ascendancy hears about the state of your command.”
By this point, his cheek was flared bright red, and he released the reflexive summons of the enchanted power. The volume of his voice returned to normal. “I will accept a healer if you have one,” he said as he moved onward from the fallen Jay. He was not sure where to go, but as he began to walk, the others joined.
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