[Given D’s unflappable, even gentle demeanour up to this point, Liem does not at all expect the reaction he receives to his explanation of how Gen had retrieved the shard. As the atmosphere in the room grows heavy with menace, the shadows seeming to roil and close in around them, his body winds tight with sudden anxiety, as though he might leap up and cling to the ceiling at any moment.
Even when the aura dissipates, leaving behind only deep disappointment, the nervous tension lingers. Truly nothing in Liem’s life has made him feel like more of a normal little guy than meeting this frightening man who has a human’s warmth and a human’s heartbeat, but who possesses a vampire lord’s horrifying power and presence.]
I don’t know who told you this thing, [he says warily.] There have been only two incidents that are as you describe, and both of them happened inside that greenhouse, in the second half of our time there.
The first was when I hunted down Silco, using the magic signature from my holy symbol, which he had been carrying with him throughout almost the entire event. I found him when he was alone and I took it from him — and, although this has never been a habit of mine, I also took his blood for the trouble.
The second was during the raid Hayame and I made on Zenith’s camp, in order to retrieve the faerie wing from it. She was fighting with Amos Burton when I slipped inside; since they were still fighting when I returned with the wing, and he had also dislocated one of her arms, I bit his throat before we made our exit.
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Even when the aura dissipates, leaving behind only deep disappointment, the nervous tension lingers. Truly nothing in Liem’s life has made him feel like more of a normal little guy than meeting this frightening man who has a human’s warmth and a human’s heartbeat, but who possesses a vampire lord’s horrifying power and presence.]
I don’t know who told you this thing, [he says warily.] There have been only two incidents that are as you describe, and both of them happened inside that greenhouse, in the second half of our time there.
The first was when I hunted down Silco, using the magic signature from my holy symbol, which he had been carrying with him throughout almost the entire event. I found him when he was alone and I took it from him — and, although this has never been a habit of mine, I also took his blood for the trouble.
The second was during the raid Hayame and I made on Zenith’s camp, in order to retrieve the faerie wing from it. She was fighting with Amos Burton when I slipped inside; since they were still fighting when I returned with the wing, and he had also dislocated one of her arms, I bit his throat before we made our exit.