Why did she have to start singing again? Kadaj pulled away from her again, closing his eyes and raising one hand almost absently to cover his ear. The song was already working on him, otherwise he would have just drawn his sword and killed her the instant he realized what she was doing. "Stop that..." he muttered, looking up at her again. He gritted his teeth, hoping that would somehow snap him out of it. It didn't.

Once she was finished, he shook himself roughly, still trying to break himself out of it. "Don't do that again," he snapped, but the words lacked any real bite. Well, he had tried. He forced himself to lower his hand, still eying her warily. "What did you hope to accomplish this time? You're only putting off the inevitable, you know."