Loved Her

When he said "kneel," more than two-thirds of the surviving swamplings fell immediately to their knees. Wuyi was deeply gratified to see Luding twitch so that his body shook as if a strong wind had passed through a forest.

And as he shook the enemy, buying precious heartbeats, Wuyi entered the chamber and touched the wall. He chanted, "Animae Passio."

Luding felt the swelling of emotions—such a variety of emotions, with a taste he had forgotten. He lost a thousandth of a heartbeat trying to identify it. He consciousness was in turmoil.. Took him while to realize where attack was coming from only then did he reach for his shield of adamantine will. The will blocked the attack of emotions coming from Wuyi. Then another attack came; the attack flew through Wuyi and reached Luding, attacking Luding's conscious space.

"You don't remember that taste, my sweet? That taste is love, and once, you were capable of it."