Book 5: Chapter 20 — Thornback (3)
Noah was torn between relief and horror. Still, his heart leaped in eagerness to see what Aurelia could do now.
“I see we have company,” Korgan exclaimed, turning to face the newcomer. “Good. I was getting bored. Maybe you can… help make him talk.”
Aurelia only smiled, the flames burning around her growing more intense by the moment. “Or maybe I can make you shut up.”
Korgan’s mantis surged forward as the man’s arms transformed into their attack form, prolonged and bladed. “I’d like to see you try.”
Aurelia responded with eyes glowing with flame and a brand that seared itself into the mantis’s chest.
Korgan and his mount didn’t slow, closing in on her in a split second.
Aurelia disappeared and reappeared on their other side, leaving a line of flames in her wake directly in the mantis’s path.
Korgan cursed as the flame leaped up in his face before he had time to avoid it. Still, it didn’t seem to slow him down. He spun to face Aurelia’s new location immediately.
Must have a sensory power of some sort, Noah speculated.