She couldn't understand her own heartbeat. Although Elle had always feel her body more tuned to herself than anything else, she couldn't find a reason why her cheeks and ears would feel so warm. She couldn't find anything that would explain the sudden ache in her heart and the odd giddiness that overwhelmed her.
She shook her head, looking at Magnus's face again.
This must be the weapon called "beauty".
Elle recalled back when she was still living with Grandpa John, the old man warn her of the most dangerous trick when it comes to stealing, that being the trick of "attracting a prey by beauty".
It is inherent in a human's nature to feel attracted to something or someone who is considered to be on the prime of beauty. Magnus's face was the excellent example of that "Prime beauty".
