The eyes of the Grove Carer suddenly went hostile. The air became muddy and the roots running around the room spurred into life.
Joul seemed unfazed by all of this. He pretended to be in his world drinking tea.
Siderius stayed composed. He also grabbed the tea cup and drank nonchalantly, ignoring the eyes of the Carer.
Joul was pleasantly surprised by Siderius' reaction. The Carer might not be a powerful Lesser Witch but her pressure wasn't easy to resist.
Magic crawled into the dark mind space of Siderius. But his silver soul was impenetrable. Mana touched upon his soul and immediately withered away.
All the mana withdrew immediately. In the physical world, the Carer saw Siderius turned into a big black panther and lunged at her.
The Grove Carer let out a low shriek before the illusion went away. Beads of sweat ran down her cheek.
"Monstrosity..." The Grove Carer smiled. Her face was a mix of surprise and caution.
