Upon seeing the glass, for just a scant moment, Lisbeth was grateful for the coming drink. That is, until she saw how the stranger filled the glass.
With magic.
She backed away, the book falling from her hands to the ground. Instinctively, her hand reached to her shoulder, but her bow wasn't there. She swallowed. She moved further back, trying to keep as much distance between them as possible. In her training, she'd been taught how to handle magic-users. With few exceptions, they could only use their powers at fairly close range.
"Stay back," she said, still wheezing, holding up her hands to ward him off. She assumed he had to be an Abandoned. (Demi-gods being so rare that she would never jump to such a conclusion, and it's not like she would recognize his face from television seeing him around the city, considering she wasn't from here.)
Her mind raced. The stranger hadn't been openly aggressive. It was possible he didn't intend to hurt her with his powers. But there was good reason that people with such powers were forbidden from Stormbreak. She didn't want to be anywhere near them. She should have assumed she'd run into someone like this in the Hollowed Grounds. Maybe she shouldn't have come here in the first place.
With magic.
She backed away, the book falling from her hands to the ground. Instinctively, her hand reached to her shoulder, but her bow wasn't there. She swallowed. She moved further back, trying to keep as much distance between them as possible. In her training, she'd been taught how to handle magic-users. With few exceptions, they could only use their powers at fairly close range.
"Stay back," she said, still wheezing, holding up her hands to ward him off. She assumed he had to be an Abandoned. (Demi-gods being so rare that she would never jump to such a conclusion, and it's not like she would recognize his face from television seeing him around the city, considering she wasn't from here.)
Her mind raced. The stranger hadn't been openly aggressive. It was possible he didn't intend to hurt her with his powers. But there was good reason that people with such powers were forbidden from Stormbreak. She didn't want to be anywhere near them. She should have assumed she'd run into someone like this in the Hollowed Grounds. Maybe she shouldn't have come here in the first place.
