The air had this metallic tang to it.
Arabella stared right at me, her look icy and cutting, like she was stripping me down to just the scared pulse in my chest.
"You interfere," she said, her tone quiet. It wasn’t just for me. Her words flowed out across the square, sweet but toxic, getting into everyone’s heads. "You, the one who pleaded for a bit of kindness, now you try to face me here with all my followers."
Folks in the crowd shifted around. Her people. They didn’t want that role much longer. Fear kept them tied to her though.
I forced a swallow. Needed my words to reach far. "Your people cant breathe under your control. They aren’t yours anymore, Arabella."
A low buzz started up, unsure, like the start of a fire trying to take hold.
Wren moved a little next to me. His hand sta
