Half pushed Felissia behind him. The tall, thin girl looked a little nervous. Something about the look in Ess' eyes crippled her sense of reason until Half gave her back some sense with a nudge.
"Get it ready," he whispered to her secretly.
Ess didn't miss this, despite not hearing what Half had said.
Crucci Yow, the cartoonishly gothic girl with tiny purple eyes, scowled at the sight of Ess. Her hands started to twitch as though they were desperate to strangle something. A sick grin appeared on her face and she started panting with excitement.
"Don't let your guard down," Walnut who was beside Crucci Yow said and she nodded despite not listening to a word he said.
"Kill him!" Half commanded.
Crucci and Walnut lunged at Ess immediately.
The armless young man remained unfazed.
