He pulled the covers back over her and began to leave. Like a steel trap, her hand flew to capture his arm. ‘Please don’t leave. Could you stay ju...t a little while longer?’ Grant chuckled, which helped Mary calm down considerably. ‘I feel like I’ve seen this in a movie. And who am I to ignore fate?’ He sat down beside her and petted her hair. ‘Would you like me to go watch some more infomercials? Or pull up a chair right here?’ ‘You don’t have to stay long if you don’t want to. Just stay here.’. The towers immediately outside the gates to the city were manned by alert guards. “What happened?”, one of them asked.“I must report to the Jarl. But for now, you shouldn’t have anything to worry about,” I replied. You could see their muscles relax as the word quickly spread.As I passed through the gates of the city, the ground shook like an earthquake. From the mountains off to the southeast, I heard a booming sound, and then a crackling throughout the sky. “DOVAH ... KIIN!” I looked up to see. "Alys you set?" I call over my shoulder."Set, Nosis." She yells back.I give a sweep of my hand and the bar flips out and it crashes to the floor. Another wave of my hand and the right door swings open. I awaken my blade and charge forward.I have not used all this power in a long time. It feels good. It feels wonderful, I Am Chaos!...I give a push of wind that sweeps the combatants in front of the door back against the corridor wall. They all smack with a wet sound of breaking limbs. New guards. "You make friends easily, don't you?" Maria observed."I like people." I shrugged. "But I think it's time for a little alone time." Really?" She tilted her head slightly."Yes. I do." I pulled her closer to me and kissed her firmly. "You go shower, I'll be there in a moment." You don't have to instruct me." She didn't snap but she was frowning. "I'm not a child." I'm not instructing you. I need to make a couple phone calls before I go come up and I thought you might like a head start." I don't.