Alex's lips twitched.
"What an idiot," he said through his teeth, utterly pissed. "Why the hell did he make himself endure something like that for so long? It's not like he's a weakling," he added, controlling his anger.
Alicia looked away and stared at the city lights below them. "When he was under that spell, Zeres' consciousness was like drifting clouds wandering about aimlessly." She started. "He couldn't even listen and understand the voices. The pain was the only thing reaching his consciousness, maybe because it was too intense for his body to ignore. The spell had shackled him tight, not just his body but his heart and soul too. Dinah knew that, so she didn't hold back at all. Until eventually, she started feeding Zeres her blood. I don't know where she got that idea, but it seemed it worked."
