Ezra was completely stunned by the terrifying sight at the entrance of the palace - the mutilated bodies of the witches, a terrifying force directed at him - feeling the air itself shaking with an unstable, explosive tension, a sense of impending disaster threatening everyone.

However, seeing those poor folks

themselves, their faces contorted in pain and anger, their eyes sparkling with righteous indignation, which echoed his own anger and stirred up a new round of cold fear in his heart.

He ...