"We're fine," Sylvia and Lief both mumbled, averting eyes as they passed the Image of Darkness.
There was something about that guy that freaked her out. His magic made her squirm, made her feel ill.
"Go on then, Mr Bragger, what do you sense in that man then?" Sylvia hissed to Lief.
His eyes widened, but on checking the grin that was twitching at the edge of Sylvia's lips, he closed his eyes and breathed deeply. A second later, they jerked open and Lief almost tumbled to the ground, if it wasn't for Sylvia's arm.
"N-nothing, absolutely nothing...h-he's a blank," Lief muttered, shaking his head feverishly.
How pale he suddenly looks! Sylvia felt bad now, for making him do that. Helping him back into the room, she bit her lip and fidgeted, worried about Naressa's decision, and now about Lief.