Bab 65: Beast Tide I

There was something wrong with this girl, or so Zariel was convinced, peering into her glittering eyes. He'd figured he had a hand in raising her to kill without mercy, instilling the knowledge meant to break the will of mortal men and gods alike. 

He'd taught her how to cut a man to allow him to bleed for days without death, taught her how to skin one too without any major loss of blood. Still, Aurelia wasn't experienced in any of such things. As far as he knew, she was just an innocent girl. 

He wasn't thinking that now. Not anymore. 

'Her blood. Are they skewering her morals?' Zariel wondered. And he said, "Necromancy will cover minor soul arts. For now, let's keep it… "He stopped at the sight of her pursed lips. "What?" 

"I wanna take people's souls too. Aurelia wants to eat it."