"Why did you call me here?"
Norvan tilted his head, the hood of his cloak casting a shadow over his grin. "You know, I've been observing you for a while now."
Verena scoffed, crossing her arms with all the sass of a woman who'd rather be napping. "Creepy. Try again."
She wasn't about to let him monologue her into submission.
Not today.
She came prepared, dressed in her old practice armor, scuffed but reliable, her training sword strapped to her back when she was on her way here.
If this was going to turn into a duel, she'd at least look fabulous doing it.
Norvan's gaze flicked to the sword, and he let out a chuckle. "And...? Planning to stab me through my emotional damage?"
"Tempting," she said with a smile far too sweet to be innocent.+
There's a reason Norvan was the main villain of Volume One. And it's also why Verena really hates Scorpios.
