[ The fact that he presumes to question her makes her furious. She allows him to get away with a lot, but he's never outright intervened in her affairs before.
What he's saying is logical, and she knows that, but she's wondering if this is where the treachery starts. Direct her now, under the guise of logic, and soon she'll be looking to him for advice, doing what he wants? Not in a million years.
Her right hand comes up, tattoos flaring bright cyan, and the boy kneeling on the floor flinches, screwing his eyes shut.
But nothing happens to him. He's not where her wrath is focused for the moment. Her ire, and her phaselock, are aimed at Peter. She holds him suspended in the air a moment, as the onlooking monks try and fail to keep smug looks of satisfaction off their faces. ]
Everyone out. Take the boy to the cells- I'll deal with him later.
[ The monks bow, murmuring things like "yes, of course" and "as you wish" as they shuffle out, taking the child with them.
Once they're gone, Maya gives a wave of her arm, sending the phaselock bubble, and consequently Peter, careening into the nearest wall. She lets him drop to the floor without ceremony. ]
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What he's saying is logical, and she knows that, but she's wondering if this is where the treachery starts. Direct her now, under the guise of logic, and soon she'll be looking to him for advice, doing what he wants? Not in a million years.
Her right hand comes up, tattoos flaring bright cyan, and the boy kneeling on the floor flinches, screwing his eyes shut.
But nothing happens to him. He's not where her wrath is focused for the moment. Her ire, and her phaselock, are aimed at Peter. She holds him suspended in the air a moment, as the onlooking monks try and fail to keep smug looks of satisfaction off their faces. ]
Everyone out. Take the boy to the cells- I'll deal with him later.
[ The monks bow, murmuring things like "yes, of course" and "as you wish" as they shuffle out, taking the child with them.
Once they're gone, Maya gives a wave of her arm, sending the phaselock bubble, and consequently Peter, careening into the nearest wall. She lets him drop to the floor without ceremony. ]
Just who the hell do you think you are?