Adam was so stunned by her words that he went speechless.
He looked at Natalia as if she'd just said something completely irrational - as if this wasn't about heading out to clear another street, but about walking straight into the jaws of some beast they'd just heard a story about, one filled with blood, rape, and shattered bones.
He opened his mouth - ready to speak, ready to object - but she didn't even look at him. Her gaze was locked on Arnold, cold and immovable, as if he'd stopped being a person and had become nothing more than a signpost pointing toward her target.
Leon frowned, watching her more closely.
This wasn't her usual cool confidence - the one she wore like a second coat. This was heavier. More personal. Something that made the aura around her feel denser than usual.
Roland vanished.
Just like that - at least to ordinary eyes.
