The King's Maiden
From the look of recognition and hatred on Luca’s face, I realize that it is not a what, but a who.
“—And here he is. God, I forgot how fast angels can move with their wings.” Luca dramatizes with his hands as he speaks. “Of course, I would forget. You cut off my wings.”
What happens next is incomprehensible.
A flash of darkness slashes through the air; it moves above my head and hits the three men in front of me. Immediately, their bodies are cut in two as they fall to the ground. I shriek in my seat as the upper part, up to the torso, of the man I spoke to in the tavern falls at my feet. My body trembles at the sight of black blood. At this point, I don’t think any of the creatures in Alkh
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