Lia raised her feet and then kicked behind her, followed by her elbow yearning to hit Tom's face. Tom let go and quickly evaded. He ran behind a table and grinned at Lia. They were now face to face. No one said anything. They just stared at each other.
Seconds, minutes passed before Tom sighed.
"What's yer purpose coming here?"
"To the facility," he added after scratching his chin.
No one moved.
"Shouldn't you answer first?"
"Listen here, ya can't always return a question with another one."
"Why not?" Lia's hands gripped the daggers harder but she didn't dare to make a move. Tom might have something up his sleeve but he saw all the cards she had.
"Ya got a peculiar power."
"Do I?"
Tom sighed again and sat down. He motioned Lia to do the same, "Why not take a seat_"
Lia glanced at the chair before following suit. The one who was calm in a battle was the one who had the upper hand and was in control.
