Part 25
   Shedding Some Light


   Malekai stood there through it all. He had watched her leave, never taking his eyes off her.

Malekai never did hide how he felt about Dorian.
He was a demon known for his sadistic cruelty that is equal to Dorian's if not worse.

However, he isn't cruel just for kicks. Malekai carries out orders, delivering punishment to those who deserve it.
Dorian would never cross him.
No demon ever has.

He cleared his throat to get my attention. He was obviously testing my temperament, and decided it had simmered down enough.

He said,
" Sir, may I make a suggestion?"

Believe me I was still pissed off, but the flames were under control.
I waved my hand, motioning for him to come forward.

He said,
" Sir, I wouldn't be so quick to be hard on Ms. Shannon's actions with this bartender."

I was curious to know why he would dare to speak on her behalf.
Not to mention the image he summoned of her being ravaged by this bartender.
Containing the urge to watch him burn alive was proving to be difficult.

I said,
" Do tell me what is the reason for your new found leniency. When did you attain this soft heart?"

Malekai knew that he was treading on dangerous grounds. Especially while I was out of sorts.

Yet he continued,
  " Soft heart? Hardly, after all I am the deliverer of cruel justice.
You know this to be true, Sir."

I wasn't sure where Malekai was going with this, but I was sure that he was about to tell me.

He said,
" However putting aside the ramblings of the yellow hair demonoid, I'm sure Ms. Shannon's actions were brought on by an overwhelming flood of emotions that caused her to break.
After all you did warn her that remembering everything all at once would have a great impact on her."

He wasn't wrong about that. I do recall having...