Ethyl reacted with immediate fury to Isiah's command, interposing her body directly between him and Adelita. "I am not leaving her here with you! I am sure that you are going to kill her, and I will never let you do that!"
Isiah glared at her, his rage intensifying as he noted that she had completely mended the fractures he had inflicted moments earlier.
"Then you don't mind dying for her?" he asked sarcastically.
"I am not going to die," Ethyl asserted, her voice rising in defiance. "You need me, Isiah. You need my powers. Looking at the people who are with you..." She motioned dismissively toward Heigl, Lexie, and Ciel. "They are useless. Except for him," she added, referring to Ciel. "He has the power, but he is too young, he can't use it. These two are just a waste."
Heigl's jaw clenched in immediate agitation. "You better shut your mouth."
