Emeris and I arrived and joined the other eight a short distance from the auction building.
Ivan placed his hand under his chin as if stroking a nonexistent beard, narrowing his eyes at me. "Hmm... Caius, I didn't expect you to be like this, at least not this quickly... you know, you're always indifferent and ignore us, so I thought you'd be very late when it came to relationships, maybe... but don't get me wrong, I'm happy for you, or for both of you... as you know..."
I sighed as Ivan started talking. "Can you put a strip over his mouth?"
Emeris smiled. "I can."
The next moment, just as before, a strip of blue light formed over Ivan's mouth, stopping the stream of words pouring out. As a result, his muffled pleas began as he tried to pull it off his face to no avail.
Seeing that, Naira smiled mockingly and slapped his back hard. "Look how great you look with that blue strip, just like an obedient animal."
