The light of day
I sucked in a short breath, somehow shocked and yet entirely not surprised to hear a statement like this from Captain. My teeth grit together in sudden anger at the narrow-minded people who so easily put people into categories and then disposed them in batches.
"This is a fucking…" I didn't even know how to call it at first, before the words hit me. "This is a fucking war crime!"
"Shut the fuck up!" Captain barked at me, and this was the only reaction I got.
It wasn't impossible to hit only Christina. It was only a matter of waiting for an opening, a moment when the two fighters paused to exchange quips and take a breather. I had little trust that Captain was going to wait.
While most of my attention was on him and the piece of magic he held in his hands—Captain's well was small enough that I could see the entire topaz clearly—part of me watched JJ's battle. Only through the auras, but it was enough to give me the right impression.