When Ranya and Gloriana left the compartment, the manifestation of Brutus' will no longer became constrained.
The protective blankets that his force of will draped around his family turned into a formless field that suffused the entire lounge with his pressure!
His intense protectiveness changed the very nature of the air around them, turning it into a domain where his will prevailed!
Of course, these tricks did not affect Ves in the slightest. As a Journeyman, his mind was not as defenseless as other humans, and the oppression radiating from Brutus hardly affected his stability.
Though Ves did not actively fight back against the pressure, the fact that he managed to stay solid earned a rare bout of respect from the expert pilot.
This was enough for Brutus to look at Ves in a different manner.
He decided to be direct. "Let me ask you plainly, Larkinson. Do you love my sister?"
