It seemed a bad idea to antagonise such a powerful being, even though they were still restrained, but I felt I didn't have much of an alternative.
Helen's hands paused in their spell drawing and Ah-Boon flinched and looked between me and the loong centuries older than me. I really felt like I'd bitten off more than I could chew.
I know the method to remove these binds for it was I that weaved them, was the not unexpected reply.
"What…?" Even Helen stopped completely and looked up at the giant creature. At that point I still wasn't sure what a taotie was, but I got the sense that that part of Helen was what was driving her obsequious and made her miss the obvious possible truth.
The air vibrated again. For a being that had to be in so much pain, they certainly seemed to find life amusing.
