With terrifying strength, Ecratas picked Robert up by the neck. The young man's feet dangled helplessly as he gasped for breath, his eyes wide with fear.
Ecratas's mouth opened, and from the depths of his throat, a stream of fire erupted. The flames engulfed Robert, his screams of anguish swallowed by the roaring inferno. The fire consumed him, turning his flesh into mere ashes in a matter of moments.
Cassius watched the scene unfold with horror, his heart pounding in his chest. He had seen many terrible things in his time, but what Ecratas had just done was pure madness. Ecratas was young, yet he was already acting with the ruthless ferocity of his sire. Cassius shuddered to think what Ecratas might become as he grew older.
