Loud sounds.
I'm back in my body, though, everything is slower, and maybe ten seconds earlier.
I see Raine look at me before he raises his sword over Brayja. Instead of screaming this time, my eyes lock with Raine's, and I don't let him go. I grit my teeth as I hold his stare hostage, I see the fire in his eyes, the rage, anger, and possibly...pain.
I hold up my hands like I'm trying to calm a wild animal.
Shhhhhh...don't do this...
The sword stops over Brayja's chest, a frown on Raine's face as he stares at me, chest rising and falling. He finally closes his eyes and tells the man next to him to take Brayja away.
I expel a breath in relief.
But the scene before me is still bloody and horrific, confusion clouding my thoughts. Why would Raine murder the king and queen of the Gaya Empire?! As soon as this news gets out, there will be war, intense backlash. All of Brayja's allies will come on his behalf.
This is bad for Raine.