The man who looked like a mockery of Rhys laughed.
"You dare pick a fight with me? You? A puny little Time Esper wants to pick a fight with someone who can actually fight?" Kellen was ready to start throwing fists, but Rhys' hand on Kellen's back had him halting.
"Why? Afraid that I'll win? A measly little Time Esper who has managed to not only snag a Guide who can actually kill me if he didn't want me, but also enthusiastically gives his consent? Yeah, I'm the one losing here." The smugness that was coming off of Rhys could have fed a village for a year.
Kellen wasn't sure what kind of fight this was, but he could tell that Rhys had dealt a serious blow to the other Esper. Kellen had never seen Espers fight like this before, but maybe it was similar to how some Guides felt protective over the Espers that they had in their charge at Guiding Centers?
