Khaled's expression changed.
He had already commanded that Predator Raven to man the perimeter, but it hadn't listened.
'No, it's not that it wasn't listening, something's making it not listen… This boy!'
Leonel had realized long ago that Khaled's commands could be interrupted.
For Khaled to have been sent to command this aerial assault, it was likely that other than gaining City Lord White's trust, it was also due to his ability. By virtue of this, it was easy to extrapolate that Khaled had likely been the one in command of the predator birds from the very beginning.
After Leonel realized this, he already had all the information he needed. The fact that his horn could disrupt Khaled's control, even for a moment, meant that it was very much possible for external sources to do so.
So, the simple question was… what about pain?
