From the way the air thickened, pressing inward, Lucrezia felt something ripple outward like a shockwave, causing the crowd to lean forward as one.
The force slammed her briefly, expanding through the amphitheatre. Her breath grew shallow as she watched the faintest tremor pass through his form in resistance until his presence felt… diminished, as something invisible peeled away.
It took her a heartbeat to realize it. What just happened?
Lucrezia was confused, as she searched herself for the sensation that should have followed his arrival. The tightening in her chest, the strange heat beneath her skin, or the awareness that pressed against her thoughts even when she tried to look elsewhere. It wasn't there anymore. Like it was… gone.
