Who Said That? Oh Wait, I’m Out Cold

Regent Solis wasn't flailing or panicking like the avians outside the dome. He was holding back and making it so that he was being beaten, every action and gesture of his was deliberate. Flora's eyes narrowed as her heart skipped a beat. He knows exactly what he's doing.

Then there was her sister and a few other Avians, all of them moved as if they were panicking. But she could tell otherwise, they had caught on to the fact that her father was planning something.

Her father's stance screamed strategy, not desperation. But what kind of strategy? Was he luring something in? Keeping something out? Was this part of some grand plan he conveniently forgot to share with his youngest daughter?

"Of course, he'd keep me in the dark," Flora muttered, rolling her eyes. "Classic Dad move."