Manipulation

It had taken him days to get here, and when he got here and the guards at the gate refused him entrance, he'd used his spell to pass by them. He didn't have to ask to know where his sister was in the palace because he'd used another spell to find that out, but the servants who had never seen him around had tried to stop him from going up the stairs.

His rage from finding out that Lucian had hurt his sister had not settled within the days he'd traveled. His first thought when he saw the prince was to beat him to his death. He'd attacked without a second thought, even though he knew Lucian's strength was extraordinary.

Now, however, since he could affect the prince by getting his sister's attention all to himself, Rylan used that opportunity.

"Ouch!" He faked a grimace when she pulled out a piece of glass stuck in his shoulder. She hurriedly apologized and leaned down to blow air onto it.