Chapter 964: Primordial Arrogance
Armored boots crunched against the ground as the Ascendants moved together, walking toward the swirling portal.
Ayame let out a long, exasperated sigh while she walked beside Quinlan. "Tch... It’s quite bad that Vex got recalled by Orianna. She’s our heaviest hitter... We could really use her for this."
Quinlan didn’t even pause his stride as he replied, "Trust me, the Goddess herself knows how much I already miss my yandere Hexwitch, even if she just departed minutes ago."
His elemental eyes shone brightly—four swirling colors roiling like cosmic storms within twin pools of arcane power. Fire, water, earth, and wind—an endless tempest locked behind his gaze.
"When the time comes I’ll have a little conversation with Black Fang about Vex’s situation. I know the two share a profound history. Deep, complicated history, one that makes Vex feel greatly indebted to the woman. And I know Vex isn’t just any Veil Walker. As Black Fang’s lieutenant, she’s more than just a high-ranking soldier. She has a great deal of duties."
His jaw tightened. "But that doesn’t change the simple fact that I don’t like how my woman gets ordered away from my side. It just doesn’t sit right with me, and I suspect it never will."
Ayame giggled jovially, releasing a velvety, amused sound. A knowing grin bloomed across her lips. Her blue eyes roamed over him, drinking in every line of the man she called hers. "Hehe! There it is..."
Her lips curved wider. "Ahh... How I missed this... The Primordial Arrogance is finally back in Thalorind and he is once again ready to make more claims that would make any sane person’s brain go, ’Wait, did I hear that right?’"
Quinlan’s head tilted just enough for the glint in his eyes to catch the moonlight. His smile was slower. Heavier. "Call it whatever you like, Ayame. I’m just being honest. Honest about what my heart wants."
One more step toward the portal.
Normally, his spatial gatework required a location he’d physically visited. A limitation built into the mechanics of spatial magic itself.
But Quinlan Elysiar was no ordinary mage.