In the heat of all the shouting, even Max had completely forgotten about Na trailing behind him. Originally, he had entertained the idea of riling someone up, pushing the guards, taunting Darno, just to see if Na would step in and defend him. He had his answer now.
Na wasn't just behind him; he was there like a wall of iron, a shadow that had silently followed.
It wasn't just Max who had overlooked him either. With the chaos of insults, threats, and orders flying back and forth, no one in the room, trained guards, reception staff, not even Chief Nonto himself, had noticed the hulking figure slip in and stand at Max's back.
Strange. For a man of Na's size, for someone radiating that much presence, they should have noticed the instant he entered. He wasn't exactly subtle. His footsteps were heavy, his build was impossible to ignore, and yet here he was, as though invisible.
