Maeralith's eyes widened in horror. More than being forced to take a knee, the first sentence Alex muttered once he opened his eyes shocked her.
There was no way Alex could read her thoughts. They were Veilwalkers, and even they couldn't read Alexander's thoughts.
'How…?' The woman shuddered in dread, breaking a sweat for the first time in ages.
"Don't think too much about it." Alex added, briefly closing his eyes and retracting his presence. The glow in his eyes died down, assuming the natural brown iris he was born with.
That brief burst of power from him was unintentional, but it also revealed many things to the three visitors.
'We can't win.' Nulrex thought in dread, rising to his feet with the others. 'What the hell has he become?' Despite his fear, his curiosity was growing.
Alex ignored their raging thoughts, studying the changes to himself.
