Vera held those blazing blue eyes for what seemed like a very long time until the man broke the stalemate and stared at his hand that was still gripping onto the blade of her sword. Never had she seen eyes so blue and electrifying as his before.
She followed his line of sight and her large eyes widened at the realization that he had literally caught her blade with his bare hands and now his blood was dripping onto the ground.
He huffed and just let go of the blade without making much of a fuss. It was as if something had snapped her inner support system, and her legs quivered before she fell on her knees. She could feel her body just sagged as if all her bones had been crushed into ashes.
