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Rook looked ready to fight until one of them could not stand anymore.
Growing anxious, Lyra glanced around, then sent a message to Hadrien, who still held her fast.
“I won’t step in. Let me got ”
Hadrien fell silent for a beat, weighing whether she meant it.
After all, she could not help but meddle in every trouble she saw.
Still, he slowly loosened his grip around her soft waist.
True to her word, Lyra stayed where she stood instead of rushing to break up the fight.
A better idea had occurred to her.
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She sank down onto the floor, reached out, and pulled the hyena–who was unusually calm and staying out of the brawl–into her arms.
She wrapped her arms around the spirit animal and fixed her gaze on Rook.
He was covered in blood, his expression as feral and brutal as a wild beast.
Why try to separate them directly?
She could use his spirit animal to make the Sentinel listen.
Moments later, the fierce, unyielding Rook turned his head toward her.
His fists clenched tight, chest heaving wildly. Blood streaked his flushed cheeks, and his bloodshot eyes locked onto the small Guide, who slowly drained his strength.
Lyra looped both arms around the hyena’s neck and rested her head against its back, meeting his stare with innocent eyes.
“Can we talk calmly now p>
Lyra sent the question through her Star Brain, watching Rook’s body grow weaker as his energy faded.
Rook said nothing. He stared at her for several seconds, then suddenly twisted around and lunged to sink his teeth into Zev.
He really planned to take a chunk out of his opponent, even if it cost him everything.
But Zev was completely unharmed and ready.
He stepped back easily, dodging the attack.
Rook lost his balance and crashed heavily onto the floor.
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His chest rose and fell even harder. He glared at Zev with unbridled rage, as if staring down an enemy he would hate unit his last breath.
Lyra sighed.
He had such a terrible temper.
Seeing he no longer had the strength to attack, Lyra quickly told Hadrien to test Rook and Felix’s current contamination levels.
All that progress they had made could vanish after these fights.
Hadrien gestured to the guards outside.
Several men stepped inside. They hesitated when they saw Felix and Rook unrestrained.
Then they noticed Hadrien’s nightmare beast standing in the room.
With the nightmare beast present, there was no risk of uncontrolled spirit animal attacks.
On top of that, one spirit animal sat peacefully tucked in the Guide’s embrace.
No spirit animal would harm the Guide.
While the guards ran the tests, Lyra shuffled slowly over to Rook.
The young man’s face twisted with resentment at the sight of her. He gritted his teeth, huffed sharply, and turned his head away.
Lyra paused.
What had she done to upset him now?
She leaned against the hyena and typed on her Star Brain.
She lowered the volume and played the message only for Rook, ensuring no one else could hear.
“Stop losing your temper. If your contamination levels stabilize, getting out of here won’t be hard p>
Lyra watched his thick lashes freeze. He lifted his head and met her eyes. The skin around his irises was still flushed red from anger.
His gaze was complicated, mixing his usual unruly defiance with raw irritation.
Lyra frowned. Why was he still upset?
His expression grew angrier by the second. He ground his teeth, looking as though he might leap forward and bite her any moment.
She remembered his earlier threat that he would bite her even if it cost him everything. Lyra swallowed nervously.
Holding his stare, she lifted a hand and rested it on top of his head.
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His chest rose and fell even harder. He glared at Zev with unbridled rage, as if staring down an enemy he would hate until his last breath.
Lyra sighed.
He had such a terrible temper.
Seeing he no longer had the strength to attack, Lyra quickly told Hadrien to test Rook and Felix’s current contamination levels.
All that progress they had made could vanish after these fights.
Hadrien gestured to the guards outside.
Several men stepped inside. They hesitated when they saw Felix and Rook unrestrained.
Then they noticed Hadrien’s nightmare beast standing in the room.
With the nightmare beast present, there was no risk of uncontrolled spirit animal attacks.
On top of that, one spirit animal sat peacefully tucked in the Guide’s embrace.
No spirit animal would harm the Guide.
While the guards ran the tests, Lyra shuffled slowly over to Rook.
The young man’s face twisted with resentment at the sight of her. He gritted his teeth, huffed sharply, and turned his head away.
Lyra paused.
What had she done to upset him now?
She leaned against the hyena and typed on her Star Brain.
She lowered the volume and played the message only for Rook, ensuring no one else could hear.
“Stop losing your temper. If your contamination levels stabilize, getting out of here won’t be hard p>
Lyra watched his thick lashes freeze. He lifted his head and met her eyes. The skin around his irises was still flushed red from anger.
His gaze was complicated, mixing his usual unruly defiance with raw irritation.
Lyra frowned. Why was he still upset?
His expression grew angrier by the second. He ground his teeth, looking as though he might leap forward and bite her any moment.
She remembered his earlier threat that he would bite her even if it cost him everything. Lyra swallowed nervously.
Holding his stare, she lifted a hand and rested it on top of his head.
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Just as she expected, Rook’s coarse, short hair pricked her palm, like a young hedgehog newly sprouting its
spines.
Rook had not anticipated the touch. He froze instantly, looking utterly dazed, almost as if his mind had wandered far away.
Lyra quietly studied his reaction, brushing her fingertips gently against his head to test the hotheaded Sentinel.
A thought crossed her mind. She felt like the gentle heroine from old adventure films, the one who could calm any raging creature with a single touch, leaving them dazed and dòcile.
A faint smile tugged at Lyra’s lips.
Rook caught that small shift. His eyes flickered, and he fought the strange, tingling sensation crawling across every inch of his skin.
He roared angrily, “Are you petting me like some dog? You wanna lose that hand p>
Lyra stiffened.
Knowing Rook’s usual violent temper, she had felt nervous at first.
But when she saw how weak he was, barely able to sit upright, she grew bold.
She ruffled his prickly hair more freely, holding his furious, threatening gaze as she sent another message.
“I’m not treating you like a dog. Can you try not to be so volatile p>
Rook glared. “This is just how I am. Deal with it if you don’t like it p>
Lyra fell quiet.
This man was impossible to reason with, stubborn as a mule.
She could not force him to cooperate.
She spoke patiently through the Star Brain. “I don’t dislike you. I’m just warning you–this temper will get you hurt p>
Rook let out an arrogant scoff. “Me? Scared of anything p>
Surprise showed on Lyra’s face. “You could get beaten badly p>
Rook’s tone swaggered. “We’ll see who walks away bruised p>
Lyra glanced at the fresh gashes the snow leopard had torn across his body and fell silent.
A textbook case of someone who refuses to admit defeat no matter the evidence.
She quickly lifted her eyebrows, putting on an expression of genuine admiration.
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If you’re that powerful, why waste your energy fighting directly? The bosses in old crime movies stay behind the scenes. They snap their fingers and let their men handle all the trouble. Doesn’t that look far cooler? ”
After hearing the voice in his ear, Rook showed a mocking expression.
Lyra kept trying.
“You have exactly that commanding aura from those films. You carry authority and power. One look from you, and everyone knows not to cross you p>
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