The Siren's Scion
The corrupting energy washed over him, and he cried out, collapsing to his knees.
It couldn't harm him as it harmed me, but he felt it—a soul-deep chill, a violation that stole his breath.
His intervention disrupted the beam's focus. The tether to me wavered, its grip loosening.
Elara didn't scream. She moved with a ferocity I didn't know she possessed. Her eyes, clear and sharp with a lucid fury, spotted the obsidian dagger where it had fallen. She lunged, her bandaged hand closing around the hilt.