Chapter 29: It wasn't a witch's essence

ZADOK Shilhi, Azriel and Zadok were seated round a wooden table in the greenhouse.  “She suddenly became powerful, like she wasn't weak and complaining some seconds ago.” Azriel narrated to Shilhi, speaking about the training session with Ithra. “She took off his hands like it was nothing.” “We can't take that for a fact, who knows, perhaps the alpha didn't use as much strength?” Shilhi opined, her gaze flickered to me, and I answered.  “I obviously didn't use as much strength, but I am certain she shouldn't have been able to get out of my hold that easily. I didn't exert much strength, but it was strong enough to hold her.” “Maybe your hand slackened a bit during your interactions?” Shilhi said with her eyes focused on me.  “The alpha was angry.” Azriel said, “From my point of view, he was seconds away from strangling her. He couldn't have slackened his hold in that mind state.”  It was good he answered her bizarre question because I doubted my answers will be anything but lethal.  “I