Diana snapped back to her senses.
In an instant she was right in front of me. Her hand grabbed my collar again. Same move as before. But this time her eyes were burning.
"What have you done?"
I kept my voice light. Playful even.
"What? I just saw she was about to hurt me. My instincts did the rest." I shrugged as much as someone being held by the collar could shrug. "Wasn't it just self defense?"
She hissed through her teeth. "I told her to do it."
"Yeah." I nodded casually. "I know."
That threw her off for a second.
"Then why are you still standing here?" Her voice cracked slightly. "Why don't you just give up on this stubbornness and leave? Why do you have to treat everything like some game? Why are you—"
She was breaking. Right in front of me.
I spoke before she could spiral further. "Diana. I don't think of this as a game. Or some fun little adventure."
My voice came out different. Quieter. More serious than I usually let myself sound.
