Chapter 27 b Cannibals

Iggy clamped his hand over the deep wound and squeezed it hard, but the blood seeped right through his fingers. “You phased out,” he groaned, looking down at the red stream.

Derson grasped the sides of his head. His eyes rounded wide, and a look of horror took over his usually mean expression. “What did you make me do?!”

“Nothing.” Iggy dug his fingers into the wound, trying his hardest to get the blood to stop. “You attacked me.”

Derson’s face was tense, the corners of his eyes sharp, and his jaw drawn back. Filled with immense embarrassment, he threw his arms over his chest and squeezed himself. “Was there nothing you could have done? How could you let me do that?!” He leaned forward as if he was going to prance again. “You're going to tell him, aren't you?!”

Iggy shook his head. “No,” he said, ruffling his eyebrows. “You just phased out… there was nothing you could have done. And… you’re strong. I don’t think there was much that I could have done, either.”