"Fool!"
Bashenga's roar shook the forest, catching the enflamed K'ael's attention.
A barrier of magic had been erected around the great tree. Protecting not only it, but the source of the infection as well.
Thea could see the evil eye begin to squint as if it was smiling at this development.
"...Bash, you have to drop the barrier!" Thea warned.
"Have you gone daft!? He could kill-"
"I know you're worried, but remember who Gaia is!" Thea pleaded. "Things will work out!"
"..."
If anyone other than Thea had asked such a thing of Bashenga, he likely would have told them off.
But Bash famously loved his sister more than almost everyone else in his life. And with that love came a certain degree of trust.
So even if he was not fully comfortable with the idea, he acquiesced to her suggestion and dropped his barrier.
The effect was instantaneous.
