Risa, Azriel warned. As much as I agree with what you're saying, antagonizing them might not be wise.
Well, I've fucking tried everything else, with little success. Maybe a little anger is precisely what's needed. I hesitated. Are they close enough to attack yet?
No. They remain outside the barrier.
You can't breach it?
Given time, Valdis could, but I see little point in weakening either of us that way.
Especially when the Raziq might be waiting for that very thing to happen. A weakened Mijai would be a far easier target.
"Do not think either yourself or your reaper are beyond the reach of our wrath," the Raziq replied. "What I did to you, I could so easily do to him."
"I suggest you look a little closer, Yeska." Azriel's voice was edged with contempt. "You would not find either of us such an easy target now."
I gave Azriel a sharp glance. You know him?
We have crossed paths previously. He glanced at me, eyes glowing brightly in the blue and lilac light of the swords. He is Malin's second. Valdis has tasted his blood in the past.
If the fierce flare of fire along Valdis's sides was anything to go by, she longed to do so again. Why would a Mijai be sent after a Raziq?
When it became evident they were behind the systematic killing of Aedh priests. Yeska was caught and questioned.
Why wasn't he killed? Reaper rules?
Yes. If we had known their ultimate plan, however, then perhaps intervention would have been ordered. Instead, it was simply left to the fates.
I snorted. The powers that be obviously had a hell of a lot more faith in fate than I did.