The shadows in the hallway began to physically writhe and twist around her boots, responding to the violent, protective fury boiling in her core. 'You left him to become a monster. And now you think you can just waltz into our home, insult my father, and call me a stray?'
Seraphina stepped out from behind the corner.
She didn't sneak around or hide.
She marched directly down the center of the hallway, heading straight for the heavy oak doors, her white dress glowing in the dim light.
The four stranger guards saw her approaching. They sneered, moving to block the doorway with their heavy halberds.
"Halt, child," the lead guard grunted, looking down at her with cruel amusement. "The adults are speaking. Go find your nursemaid."
Seraphina didn't stop. She didn't even slow down.
She looked up at the massive guard.
She didn't use a spell or summon a shadow-duck.
She unleashed a fraction of the gravitational crushing power she had used to obliterate an Archdemon.
