A sense of bewilderment crept over him.
'What is this barrier? Who dares to seal her mind?' Gavriel's gaze locked onto Iris, his expression resembling a scientist determined to cleave open her skull to check her mind.
This was a new experience for him; he could hear her thoughts, but her memories remained veiled from his sight as if someone had placed a seal on her mind.
'No, there must be some mistake,' Gavriel muttered to himself as he moved and appeared right in front of Iris. He took her hand and made another attempt to delve into her memories but encountered only darkness.
Just before Gavriel could make another try, an invisible force suddenly hurled him backward. In the blink of an eye, he was sent flying several meters away from Iris, only coming to a stop when his back slammed against the wall. His eyes remained fixed on Iris, filled with a mixture of shock and horror.
