… No sound came.
She was closing and opening her mouth like a dumb fish that got stranded on land.
"[Bubble Snare]" the lunatic monster intoned, and a large bubble materialized out of thin air, enveloping Selene in cold water.
She immediately began wriggling around in her chains, but they held steadfast. She was slowly suffocating, but there was time. The man did not seem to be in a rush at all.
"So, Cedric. What do you have to say?"
He glanced at his lover worriedly before closing his eyes for a bit, thinking deeply. Once he parted his eyes, they seemed a bit colder, a bit more focused.
"I know that she is using me, but so am I using her. She is a great mage and a cunning strategist."
The man chuckled mockingly, "I don't know how satisfactory that teamup of yours ended up being, you tell me."
