All Seraphina saw after shaking her head slowly was Finn's hands suddenly wrapping around her neck. Her body jolted in surprise as his face twisted with anger and desperation.
"Why did you never bother getting a new staff?!" he yelled, shaking her.
She gagged, choking, her eyes rolling back a little. She didn't even fight back—it almost looked like she was having some kind of spiritual awakening.
'Oh God, I hope I'm not actually killing her!' Finn panicked internally.
The surrounding priests, mages, and soldiers froze. Some shouted in shock, others looked ready to intervene.
Realizing what he was doing, Finn immediately let go. Seraphina stumbled back, gasping for breath, clutching her throat and rubbing it tenderly. She looked like she'd just been reborn—or worse, enlightened.
"The first thing you do when a woman doesn't have what you want is strangle her?!" someone shouted in disgust.
"It is not like that! That is completely out of context!" Finn snapped, waving his fists.
