"The angels… they took you in for…" I swallow, almost choking on my words. "That?"
A grim smile laces Val's face as he stares off to the side of the room, his hand slipping from my knee as he curls it into himself, frowning. A whimsical expression dances on his features, and then something much more sinister, the room darkening around us as cold purple flames of magic lick the air between us. Shadows waver between the lingering creatures of fluff, causing them to scatter and hide as a chill sweeps us both up. But before I can think about hugging my arms around myself to stave it off, it vanishes, and the air becomes warm again as Valerian returns his gaze to me.
