[Waver listened to the harsh words in silence, counting his breaths while he considered the tempo and cadence in Feliks' tone, his own anger flaring with every foolhardy exclamation. Enough was enough, he decided. Even if it wasn't his place to say.
Moving without thinking, Waver closed the distance between them in a single step-- and he sharply backhanded Feliks across the cheek.
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Moving without thinking, Waver closed the distance between them in a single step-- and he sharply backhanded Feliks across the cheek.