“Hey, Karma. I thought I’d find you out here.” I glanced up at Salem. She sat down on the ground beside me. Everyone else was still inside bickering over God knows what. “Want to know what I think?” Not really. No. I really just want to be left alone. “I think you’re not as dangerous as you want people to believe.”
I glanced at her out of the corner of my eye, huffing out a dry laugh. I straightened, aiming at the tree line. Fire shot out from my palm, burning the grass in front of us before exploding on impact with the trees. It didn’t stop at the tree line though. The blaze continued burning its way through that creepy little forest until we could see the smooth blackened rock of the mountain.
Salem just blinked. Roman - appearing out of nowhere, per usual - laid one hand on my shoulder, and calmed the flames from the fireball. “That was weak for you, Karma. Does this place put you at peace?”
“That was weak?!” Salem gaped, “She wiped out twenty feet of trees!”
“My magic is different from yours, Salem.” I sighed, “When I say I’m dangerous, I mean it. I’m careful for a reason. Hell, I bet that’s why Roman ended up out here.”
Roman took a seat beside me, “That is exactly why. It was too much ignorance and arguing. No one was listening to each other. They were just shouting.” Yeah, I figured. They were driving me insane. Roman has some impressive self control, but all that anger had to be getting to him too.
Salem ruffled her hair, “Sorry, Karma. I didn’t realize. You don’t seem to struggle with it, so I just assumed… I’m sorry.”
“I’m not mad. Well, I’m not mad at you.” Roman laughed, fully understanding as he always does.
“Well I think you’re a badass for not losing your temper when that asshole got in your face. Then again, if you lose your temper with someone like that…” She trailed off, rubbing her hand over some of the burnt grass.
“I’d kill them. Believe me, I know.”
Roman leaned over to whisper in my ear, “I would not have been upset if you had killed him.”
“Thanks, Roman. I’m glad I always have you to support my murderous tendencies.” He laughed, bumping my shoulder with his.
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