Internal Sabotage: Back to Square One

Nightshade winked at her, sending some kind of threat, that she thought she was just assuming. She shifted away from him, silently refusing to touch him.

But when his smile slowly died, she willingly put her hand in his and mirrored his smile. "I apologize for the ruckus."

"It's alright," he helped her up and then intertwined his fingers with hers, unaware of Ummi's glare. "What's your name?"

"Senora Hawthorne," she replied instantly, sweat forming on her forehead as the nervousness rose.

She couldn't risk provoking the man before her. Before her was the person she had heard news about.

The one person that could tame the children of the Void Serpent, single handedly destroy a city with one blast, and has the mind of a crazy person, a wise man and a kid.

"Lovely name," Nightshade replied and raised his free hand to her head. He placed his thumb at the center of her forehead.