There’s nothing I can say to her, no time to taunt her with teasing words, if only to ensure she will stay alive long enough to punch me in the face when this is all over. So I don’t say a thing. I raise my hand and flick nothing but the air in front of me as I hold her gaze. Plagues, the glowing grin she gives me is gorgeous. She lifts her hand, flicks the air, and— And then she’s gone.
