His laugh was truly loud and annoying, but I wasn't going to complain about noise pollution and whatnot. After all, he was in his own little dark castle.
I continued to look at him indifferently while he laughed like there was anything funny, like I had come all this way to entertain him.
Behind me, I could feel Sergeant Kael's glare drilling into the back of my skull.
'I didn't ask you to bring me here. Stop looking at me like I'm the problem.'
I inhaled and exhaled. Doing that made it easier to tolerate very annoying people. It was a method I had perfected over many, many annoying encounters.
"Ah, I underestimated you greatly. I suppose that has to do with how young you are. I had no doubt that you lacked experience, and I needed to see if you were a fluke." His laughter settled, and his expression became something more considered. "As far as the sorry attempt went, I did enter your head though. I felt your fear…"
I glared at him.
