"You..." she pointed at Asher, "...tried to kill your friend with a real blade. I don't care what abilities you awakened. You used a weapon. And not just any weapon—one powerful enough to cause permanent damage to someone like Sinnett."
She turned to Sinnett next. "And you... what kind of reckless fool strangles someone with... hair? Snake hair?! And you snapped her neck like it was nothing. Do you understand how dangerous that is?! That wasn't training or a spar. That was war."
Sinnett winced, rubbing his shoulder where the blade had pierced. "Yeah... I lost it. A little."
"A little?" she snapped. "You strangled that lady till she vanished. You almost killed my son."
"I was the one stabbed," he said with a crooked smile.
But before she could launch into him again, Sinnett's grin faded a little. He held up his hands and said, more seriously this time.
"Look... I didn't mean to go that far. But when he stabbed me with that dagger... I... I just lost control."
