Blood splattered across Layla's face, warm and sudden.
Her eyes widened, composure cracking for the first time all match. "I-Impossible..."
Hono, watching from below, went utterly still, the shock on his face plain enough that even the collapsing labyrinth couldn't compete for his attention.
Lexel grinned despite the dagger buried clean through his palm, blood running down his wrist in a steady line. "You're better than the last assassin I encountered."
