Sage trembled slightly as she held her breath in his tight embrace. She swallowed hard, picturing herself falling into the water and drowning. Just thinking about it made her shiver, and Cyrus gripped her even tighter.
"What makes you so afraid?" His voice was a deep, worried whisper.
"I.. I am fine." Sage exhaled deeply and buried her face in his chest. "You are right here with me."
"Fortunately, I was close." He whispered and kissed her head before slowly caressing her hair.
Anghel's enraged scream echoed behind him, as did Snow's ferocious growl.
"Get off my back, you vermin!"
After a devilishly lethal growl, Sage gasped and pulled away from Cyrus, only for him to pull her back into an even tighter embrace.
"Don't look, Cyrus."
"Don't murder him."
"I won't; only a few fingers will be lost." Cyrus said those words with such calm that Sage got chills.
"Cyrus.."
