Hundreds of people were gathered at the beach waiting for Bella to arrive with the Sanguine spy.
Syryn was in a terrible mood because he was surrounded by more people who smelled like week-old unwashed bodies. They were pushing up against each other and taking advantage of the situation to touch the golden man and his beautiful companion.
The mage felt a hand grab his and he nearly threw the hand off when he realised it was Rowan. Taking the lead, Rowan pushed through the crowd and led Syryn out of the crowd of milling folks. A piercing scream sounded out loud and a man fell to his knees clutching his gushing stump of a hand.
Rowan didn't even glance at the man whose hand he had just cut off for daring to grope Syryn. The mage hadn't even realised he had been groped because of all the bodies that were pressing up against him.
