Alexander had followed Michelle to the volcanic mountain, so he clearly saw when Anastasia had punched her. Both times. And it did not exactly make him happy.
After some time, he appeared behind Michelle, pulling her away from the Elemental Giant Scorpion and from Anastasia and Ivona.
"What?" Michelle glanced back at him. "What do you want?"
With her face bruised and bloodied, she looked nothing like the beautiful woman she usually was. Only her eyes remained the same. Purple, gleaming with fire that showed her will to fight at any given moment.
Alexander stared down at Michelle. "Why did you let her hit you?" He was curious about her thoughts. No matter how much time he spent with Michelle, there were still things about her he could not understand. And he wanted to understand them.
Michelle shrugged. "If I let her hit me, she would calm down faster than if I resisted. If I resisted, it would have just enraged her more."
