Part 1
"Later..." Detra responded to Marcus after listening to his demand.
She stood up and tried to reach for her bag to grab something to eat in order to prepare to face the ring of fear, but the lad just grabbed hold of her arm and stopped her.
"Now!" he demanded.
"..." she stared into his eyes. Up until now, Marcus was doing everything he could to avoid eye contact with her, but at this moment, he was acting like she was the only thing that mattered to him.
"I need to properly talk with you..." he explained.
"About what, exactly...? We have bigger problems to deal with right now... The girl is looking like she is about to lose her will to fight at any second, the lady with the power to predict any incoming danger has lost her ability and turned into dead weight, and now you come here to try and waste even more of my time... What could be so important that needs to be discussed right now while we are in the middle of a crisis??"
