It was true, Zeuxis was staying to gain Nira's attention. It was obvious that he had lost her to Kael who was not even trying to win in the first place. " You know, as much as I would like to see Kael crash and burn, I don't think you are ready. Kael deserves a worthy opponent." Dareth said staring with his eyes at the back of his head. " And you, I don think you are up to the challenge." he said in a mockery tone. Zeuxis stopped walking, his boots scraping against the cobblestone path as his jaw tightened. The way Dareth’s words dripped with mockery felt like venom crawling under his skin. His fingers twitched on the hilt of his sword, but he steadied himself, forcing a grin. " Have you seen me fight?" Zeuxis said standing still, his eyebrows raised slightly. It was quite evide

