| Thaltos growled. This newcomer may hold favor with Zeus, but he was beginning to step out of his boundaries. It was time for a lesson.
Stalking forward, he clamped a hand down on Kainus's shoulder and spun him around. Staring deep into his eyes, he quelled any protest with his paralyzing innate Gorgon Stare. Slowly, clearly enunciating each word, he spoke.
"Kainus. You have shown yourself to be in the favor of my father, and you are here to assist me. I repeat, assist me. You will not command me. You will not volunteer for special assignments. You will do as I say. You will stay in my sight. Even if my father trusts you, that does not mean that I do. Keep within your bounds, or the Shears will taste your flesh."
Allowing the stonegaze to fade, Thaltos released Kainus with a shove that sent him smacking into a tree trunk.
"We will all take Asakai to shelter, the three of us. And Kainus will be the one to carry her." |