"Mother of gods!" Hakan shouted. His golden eyes were still glowing brightly. He hadn't been so fired up in a long time, but this was new. He couldn't figure out what to do first... Find Darkhor? Help Kara? Try to get Taiga? Talk to Kiron?
This wasn't supposed to happen! Darkhor and Kara would have to wait. Kara wasn't going to get worse. Hakan had given her enough warmth to last at least the night. Darkhor was stressed. Hakan knew that the fighting wasn't good for the drakkollis, but making sure his sister wasn't going to try to destroy the ship was a more urgent matter.
He slammed his fist onto the side of the ship. He wasn't a physically expressive person, but anger always found its way to the surface. He looked at Kiron and shook his head. "You were on the ship when she literally froze the ocean, right? You think she's gonna listen to me?" The man scoffed. "Fine."
He whistled loudly, fingers in the corners of his mouth. Taiga galloped back toward the ship on Kaeligar. She walked on deck, her cloak waving a little too much behind her. "Congratulations," she said, her voice in three. "Relish in small victories, for there are too few in your future."
Hakan looked at Kiron. "I can give you about one minute," he said. "Make it count."
He rubbed his hand on Taiga's exposed neck, raising his hand for Kiron to see purple stain on his palm. It was same stuff he'd used to knock Darkhor out. Taiga collapsed, and Hakan caught her. She instantly woke up, the supernatural glow disappearing from her eyes.
"You're screwing up the mission, Tai," Hakan said. "You have a minute to explain what's going on."
Taiga closed her eyes for a moment, trying to block out the voices in her head. "Kiron, I'm so sorry," she said, reopening her eyes. "There's an ancient force...many ancient beings... I can't..." The girl held her ears once again. She hadn't experienced pain like that in decades. "I know your sword means a lot to you, but we don't always get what we want! Please...stay away from the lab-"
She seemed like she was forced into silence, as her eyes recaptured the silver glow. "I'm sorry, Tai," Hakan said, slathering the purple ointment across half of her face. She fell unconscious to the deck. Hakan looked at Kiron. "I can't give her anymore. It has bad side effects on her. Trust me, been there before."