Something twisted in Cybele's chest. She didn't remember, not really. She couldn't describe exactly what he was referring to, but a feeling she couldn't describe lingered just under the surface.
Eventually, Cybele blinked, sucking in a breath.
"I have not been told that you are especially dangerous," she said, her tone back to being flat. "You may go free for now. Do not expect another chance like this. I follow my orders, and if you were always curious, I was never gentle."
Without taking her eyes off him, she took one step back, and then another.
Kyuseisha no Hikari
