Her arrow froze mid-draw, her blue eyes widening as she watched Kain consume the abomination's energy.
The way its energy drained into him—the way his eyes glowed faintly violet for just an instant. The hunger in his expression. All of it sent ice through her veins.
'He's doing it again.'
She had suspected something before—how could he give up the Earth's core fragments so easily?
The fragments that had nearly driven him mad with hunger, that had made him look at her like she was prey rather than partner. Yet he'd handed them over without protest, as if they meant nothing. That should have been her first warning.
But she'd pushed aside her doubts because he hadn't touched the creatures directly in the previous battles. Now, watching him familiarly absorb the energy of these creatures, the realization struck her that maybe he didn't need to…
'He gave up the core fragments... to do this instead. To continue absorbing energy right under my nose.'
