Many things to do (1)
Vera let go of Sara and walked away, not even turning to check what was happening. She walked out of the net of strings and, once safe, she crouched down. Her arm was pulsing.
Pushing Yavan's energy out of her was more difficult than she thought. She had let it grow, hoping to be able to push it back once she had used it.
The poisonous black aura had reached Sara, and it was consuming her power and soul at a scary speed. Way faster than it had happened to Vera, which made her realise that Yaman was hiding more than forecasted.
After touching her, he didn't expect Vera to surrender just yet. And even her resistance, days-long resistance, caused more annoyance than surprise in him. He knew already that it wouldn't have worked so easily.