"Attacking a civilian is a new low for you," he said, his voice calm, almost conversational. "Shall I tell your parents about it?" She trembled, rage shivering in the curl of her upper lip. "Kill him!" The older man slowly picked himself up off the floor. His nose, mouth, and eyes bled. The lean psycher stared at Ven. "Kill him!" "They can't, dear," Ven told her, his lips a few centimeters from her ear. "You can't fight me with your mind. We've tried that, remember? If your cousins attack me, they'll have to spend time breaking through my outer shield. My blade will end your life in half a
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