The dwarf was left in a battle with the elf, standing in the clearing as combat should have continued, but something fundamental had changed. He noticed immediately that Byung had disappeared—not fled, not hidden behind trees, but vanished completely from the battlefield as if he'd never existed. The dwarf's red eyes scanned the area with growing intensity, his obsidian face twisting into an expression of genuine fury.
He looked visibly pissed in a way that transcended his usual calculated demeanor. His hands clenched into fists, knuckles cracking audibly in the sudden silence that followed Byung's disappearance.
