50 Chapter 50: Weird and Dangerous Things (2/2)

And I saw her head. Only her head. A pair of glowing silver eyes peered down at me. A smiling face that looked dangerous.

Her head came down, floated at eye level, her eyes just a finger length away from mine. She stared at me.

”And where have you been?” she asked.

I've never seen magic like this before.

”Where's your body?” I asked.

”Hun-huh~”

Her head glowed and from her neck, her body grew back. Her body was covered in a silver light. Her feet hovered above the ground, her eyes still at level with mine.

She grabbed my shoulders and pushed me to the ground. With a snap of her fingers, she stopped floating and landed on top of me. Straddled me with her legs, her hands planted on my shoulders, her eyes locked with mine.

”Now, where were you?” she asked.

”I could ask you the same thing.”

She raised an eyebrow. A hint of a smile on her lips.

She said, ”You're good at pretending to sleep.”

”You're easy to fool.”

”Where did you go?”

I considered my answer. It would be dangerous to tell a witch about the location where witch hunters gathered — despite the odd relationship we had. But telling her nothing wasn't an option either.

I said, ”I just went to see some friends in Larose.”

”You don't look like the type who has friends.”

Ouch. That hurt more than I thought it would.

I said, ”Fellow professionals, that's all.”

Elina raised an eyebrow. ”You mean fellow witch hunters.”

I said, ”And where did you go?”

”I went to see some friends.”

I repeated her words. ”You don't look like the type who has friends.”

Elina laughed. She leaned down, her long silver hair tickling my neck. Her nose touching mine. Her pulsing eyes glittering with something dangerous.

She said, ”Fellow professionals, that's all.”

I expected her to move away. But she didn't. Her hand came up. She prodded my cheek.

She said, ”But you did lie to me. How should I punish you for this, hmm?”