Anaesthetic

She hadn’t realized yet that the blade piercing the wall of the Shelter was
there due to D’s secret skill alone. From the very start, it never crossed her
mind that anything alive could perform such a feat. Still unaware of D’s
true power, Leila’s hesitation was born of movements in her heart to which
she was as yet oblivious.

The man in black standing before her left her feeling shockingly numbed.
Like a mysterious drug, his presence worked like an anesthetic that violated
her to the very marrow of her bones. As if to strip the movement from her
heart, Leila roughly jerked her goggles back down.

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