Chapter 211: I’m not here to give you a faith crisis
Cass didn’t think that Fiona would be that serious about what she had said. Not that he doubted her intentions, okay, maybe he thought she said it just as lip service, but who could blame him? He wasn’t certain if anything anyone said to him was real.
So he wasn’t really expecting that Fiona would give Vespertine the cold shoulder as soon as they came back to join everyone. He also hadn’t expected how she would one-sidedly speak to Cass, not the both of them.
Vespertine, for his part, seemed to think this was completely deserved and didn’t question her behaviour in the slightest. That only made Cass more confused.
If he knew what he did was bad, why had he done it?
It became clear once Lucian and Lord Ridgewood came back from their patrol. Both men looked uncomfortable, tired, but Fiona didn’t give a shit.
"Don’t lay a damn finger on Cassian while I’m gone, Gideon, or I swear to the gods you adore that I’m going to hang you by your underwear and let vultures pluck at your eyes." It was a wild threat to hear come from her mouth, since she hadn’t shown that level of aggression so far.
Every man who heard her was surprised as she got to her feet, glowering. She reached for Vespertine’s collar, pulling him up to his feet and even Cass heard his clothing tear. She then dragged him towards Lucian, grabbing him by his ear and tugging him down to her height.
"We’ll be back." Her voice held a warning, a deep, serious threat in her voice. Cass stared after her, shocked, while Lord Ridgewood watched her, a mixture of emotions on his face.
"She...looks very upset." He said tentatively and Cass let out a forced laugh.
"Yeah. She does look very upset." He said and Cass could feel how the other man’s gaze slid to him before it jerked away.
"Are you...alright? Lucian and I have been away for quite some time." Cass blinked, before he realised what the other man was asking. Cass let out a deep sigh.