Marcus continued to smugly stare at the exchange and I could see the amusement in his eyes. He knew she was going to try something and wanted to see the fireworks. Bastard. Dusting off my clothes and ignoring Aurora, I said, "if that is all, I will be off. Have a good night everyone." When I heard them reply their goodbyes, I stepped around Aurora and created a teleportation circle back to Avalon. My anger sizzled under the surface at her blatant disregard for Daphne.