Consume.

The energy that connected us had two distinct parts; mine and hers. Mine was much larger and more powerful, and all it would take was a moment to snuff out the little candleflame of her life. A single thought to consume all magic and psyche, and leave nothing but a corpse or a shell.

A slight breeze blew between us, and the candleflame went dark.

I pulled the little slut from my cock and tossed it aside. The body rolled and fell into a limp pile, joining her brethren in their repose. I collected my dagger and my clothes, taking a moment to find a nearby stream and wash the blood from my face.

And then I started again towards Barley; though it was far later than I expected

As I approached the place where I had left Varlow and Marian, I began to hear the oh-so-familiar pounding of flesh on flesh. Apparently they'd been fucking all day; I lost even more time waiting for Varlow to clean himself up so I could return to Barley with my minder in tow.

There were questions from the militia when I reached the gate, they wanted to take a look at what I'd brought back from the lair. By the time I made it to the front of the inn, it couldn't have been less than the tenth hour of the night. I entered, finding the common room empty. I looked up, towards my room with Kali, and then towards Nadia's room.