Varis lifted a brow, startled by the rage emanating from the young man in front of him. He grinned savagely.
"I'll kill you," Varis declared, circling Altair through the air. "Do you think you're special or something? That you have the right to disobey the elders?" he sneered, tearing off his tunic to reveal the cruel scars that lined his hulking figure. "You're not special. Your just a fucker with a bit of luck."
From his scaffold, Lu Chen watched. A frown threatened to rise across his thinning lips. He'd warned them of the rules of his floor. Yet his words seemed to have gone in one ear and out the other.
The Awakeners training over the courtyard all began to lift their heads, noticing the rising discord of intent clashing against the other. They all turned to Lu Chen only to notice that he did not act. His actions confused them, but none more than Yu Yan staring at her senior brother, curious about what he was thinking.
