After John left, Max walked over to Anna's side.
"You are injured?"
When he saw there was a small wound on her forehead, he felt his suppressed rage start to boil again, but Anna shook her head and said, "It's nothing serious."
Seeing it was not enough to calm him down, she took a step forward, grabbed his hand in hers, and while looking into his eyes, she said in a serious tone,.
"I know you care for me, no, all of us, and want to keep us safe, but you have to know we are also mages. If you keep us sheltered, we won't be able to grow, and I want to grow stronger so instead of a burden, I could become a shoulder that you can rely upon when in need."
"You are not a—" Max began to say when she interrupted him and spoke in a slightly raised voice,
