"Hey!" Jake interrupted Carmen as he stared up at the snake. "Is that really so hard to believe?" The snake sneered once more as she stared him down. "The Forefather would never view a human as more worthy than any of his kin. On account of you carrying some part of his Legacy, I will let you go, but don’t believe I—" "Are you calling me a liar?" Jake cut in, getting a frightened look from Carmen, who had just begun to look relieved after the snake said it would let them go. Jake released his own presence as he stood in opposition to the snake. She glared at him and subconsciously retracted her head from his Bloodline-powered aura. However, he wasn’t done yet. "Villy. Beam me a Blessing." "Jake, I can’t just go around casually giving out Blessings to any random creature you meet," Vil

