"I'm just worried you are taking them lightly," she sighed.
William was sure she was seeing the entire situation from the opposite stance. If anyone was taking this battle lightly, it was the Black Serpents, not him.
They would never consider a master from the lower realm to be a threat, no matter what he achieved.
After all, masters hailing from the upper realm possessed a specific kind of deep-seated arrogance—a pride that would cloud their eyes and mask their judgment until it was far too late.
"Just stay close to me," William commanded as they drew closer to the portal's event horizon. The spatial distortion was beginning to tug at their hair and clothes. "I'm bringing you just in case something extra was there."
"What do you mean?" Becky didn't get what he meant. She didn't even question his choice in picking her for this battle.
