“You know I’m your older brother, right?” Axel growled into the floor. “A little respect would be nice!”
“Don’t act like a child, and I will treat you like an adult!” Ashleigh growled back.
“Caleb!” Galen shouted as he ran into the room.
“It’s fine,” Caleb said casually. “Ashleigh’s got it handled.”
Galen looked down to see Ashleigh holding her brother down forcefully.
“Let me go!” Axel grumbled.
“Are you going to behave?” Ashleigh asked.
“This isn’t funny, Ashleigh!”
“I’m not joking around!” she growled, twisting his arm up slightly.
He cried out. “Fine! I promise!”
Ashleigh let him go and got up off the floor.
“This really should encourage you to train more…” she offered him a hand up.
He took it but gave her a nasty look.
“You’re our top rank. This proves nothing about my skill,” Axel rolled his eyes.
“It literally proves that you’re lacking… did you not see what just happened?” she asked, giving him a hard time. “Should I demonstrate again?”
