For a few dangerous seconds, neither of them moved. In her defense, she was a bit distracted.
Sparks of electricity ripped through her everywhere they were touching, even through her clothes.
The tingling hadn't even finished its victory lap when the man causing it decided standing was a privilege she'd lost.
One second she was vertical. The next, he scooped her up and was carrying her like she was a misbehaving toddler and had zero say in the matter.
For a split second, she didn't fight him. Her brain screamed 'what the fuck are you doing' while her body screamed 'surviving, bitch.'
She found her voice.
"This is unnecessary. I'm f-fine. But thank you for your concern."
The stutter assassinated her argument mid-sentence, dumped it in a ditch, and left no witnesses.
Kael didn't break stride. "You jumped off a wall twice. You rode a demon. You steered it with an arrow while bleeding through bandages. Your walking privileges are revoked until further notice, Wolf Girl."
