Ky shifted, clothing himself with a thought. “You touch him again, you die.”
“Really, Kyland?” the first man replied. “Looks like you’re outnumbered.”
Ky shrugged. “Been there, done that, as I’m sure you remember.”
“This time, we came prepared.” The man pulled out a gun.
“Mine’s bigger than yours,” Ky replied with a wicked grin bringing his hand around from behind him. He fired once. The man stumbled forward two steps and went down. Even as that happened, Ky swung around to point the gun at the second man. “Tell Marsham to call off his dogs or else.”
The man sneered. “You kill us?”
“Nope. I take you to a nice vet I know. He’ll be glad to neuter you free of charge.”
The man winced, then lunged at Ky, shifting as he did. Ky aimed and fired.
“Next time, I’ll use real bullets, not tran
