Willow Finch immediately stepped in front of Amelia Finch, her beautiful eyes glaring at the black-robed person. "So you cast people aside the moment they've outlived their usefulness!"
The black-robed person said nothing more, but the human-snake hybrids swarmed forward to attack. Amelia Finch dodged while holding Evie, and Willow Finch had to protect two unconscious people as well. Their encirclement quickly tightened. Just as all seemed lost, a cloud of black mist suddenly appeared, creating an opening in the ring of monsters.
Silas Linden appeared with a smile, holding the black bottle. "So, this thing can be used against you, too. It's not very nice to go back on your word, you know."
The black-robed person narrowed their eyes and, with a slight wave of their hand, all the human-snake hybrids retreated to their side.
