He doubted that the woman would have drop those suspicions even if Ciara had won though. The draining of prime essence served as evidence enough to change one’s mere suspicions into a proper accusation and trial, so why even mention it?
Her magic though, was the real deal, as was the look of betrayal and hatred that the shadow-witch leveled upon him. He stared back, amber gaze unflinching and emotionless, before letting out the smallest of shrugs. Ciara had plenty of opportunities to come into the duel with an advantage. Instead, she had prepared a handful of parlor tricks before immediately depending upon her Ethos.
And, in the face of that shadow beast, in the face of that black tide? In the face of his own sword, being flung back towards him?
The Strigidae made one simple move: he stepped behind the adult, leaving her to handle everything. And what followed? Pure performance.
“As you’d likely know by now, Ciara’s Ethos draws greater strength from shadow. That, combined with her teleportation capabilities, means that conventional methods of tracking down her location is meaningless.” Otis was here to assist, of course, but it was simply a waste of time, chasing after someone like that.
“I’ve noticed the cameras installed within the Tower. They’re all connected to a central magical array, yes? If you can grant me access to that array, miss, I can alter their essence to make them light-emitting, rather than light-capturing. If there is a system in place for locking down doors as well, let me handle their operation; I’d imagine she’d seek shelter in those places once it becomes clear that the corridors are flooded with light, so we can manipulate that to control where she goes.”This was the kind of crisis that offered plenty of opportunity, after all.
“Ciara has participated in two taxing battles today, one in the morning and one this evening. I doubt that she had substantially rested either. Miss, please coordinate the guards via Adapa in a manner that ensures they keep their distance from her. Though she may reach rebound, there is also the possibility that she will be able to offset rebound by consuming others’ essence. That would be disastrous in its own right, considering the amount of Ethos-bearing students present within the Tower.”After all, Valen and his clique had only left but a few moments ago, and in no particular rush either. Valen could undoubtedly protect himself, but how many more potential heroes could be ruined, if Ciara
really applied her hunger?
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