Neither Are You

Savva raised his spear, poised to throw.

Andrev let his power curl through him once more, and then he had the claws of a tiger. He reached out, placed his foot squarely on Kir’s throat, and smirked when he thrashed.

“Kill me and your only son dies,” he said.

“Savva,” Ket pleaded.

“He’s a demon! He’d kill us all!’

“You tried to kill me first,” Andrev said.

Rastaban looked aggrieved. “Please, everyone, can we just calm down? We can talk about this like rational people --”

“He’s not a person,” Savva said, jabbing his spear at Andrev, “and neither are you.”