The new energy circulating through Liam's body hastened his recovery. It didn't take long before the pain completely subsided, only leaving a lingering discomfort where his fangs had grown.
The hissing had stopped, too, getting Liam's Qi under control, but he didn't move yet. His breakthrough had broken his isolated room, leaving him exposed, but he had a few things to check before looking for another hideout.
First, Liam cleaned himself with a talisman, remaining naked as he checked his fangs again. They were directly under and above his glands, meaning the venom would flow over them, but he was more worried about another function.
Liam sighed in relief when a muscle he didn't know he had activated, and his fangs retracted. They weren't long enough to hinder his daily life, but having them sticking behind his canines all the time would have been problematic.
With a forbidden lineage to keep hidden, Liam couldn't walk around with fangs clearly belonging to a snake.
