Cassius leaned back on his stump, wiping Skadi's lingering kiss from his cheek with a smug, satisfied grin as she clutched her precious battle notes like a lifeline.
His eyes then flicked up, sweeping over the knights still gathered in a stunned, buzzing circle around him. Their gazes darted between awe and unease, locked on the bundle of papers in Lucius's hands—a stack of meticulously crafted secrets that promised to elevate their skills beyond anything they'd dreamed.
He then raised a hand, pointing lazily at the bundle as his grin widened.
"Oh, don't think I forgot about the rest of you." He said, his voice light and teasing. "I've got your papers ready too, every last one of you...Right there with Lucius."
The knights heads snapped toward the stack, a collective gulp rippling through them as their eyes widened.
They wanted it—gods, they wanted it bad.
