"Are you sure that you are alright?" I asked Viel as we stepped out of the courtroom. My head was tilted up so that my eyes could meet with his as he was probably a foot taller than me. A slight numbing pain began at the back of my neck from looking up at him for too long, but I ignored it. It was miniscule compared to the agony that he'd just endured.
Viel smiled, dragging his fingers through his now- messy hair. His perfect white teeth gleamed and for a moment, I thought that he would make for a fantastic toothpaste commercial model. "I told you, luv. You need not worry about me. See?" he asked, extending both of his arms outward to display his unscathed self. "I'm still whole. No burn marks. Even my trousers are unburnt."
I tried my best not to look down at his trousers, and failed m
