The silence that followed was different from the previous ones.
It wasn't the tense silence of a battle.
Nor the curious silence of an unexpected encounter.
It was the strange silence that arises when something makes sense… but at the same time shouldn't.
The small creature continued to look at Strax.
Her silver eyes shone softly as she kept her paw resting against his chest for another instant, as if confirming something.
Strax's heart beat normally.
Nothing happened.
No energy explosion.
No hidden spell.
Just… contact.
Then she withdrew her paw.
And took a small step back.
Shura was the first to break the silence.
"…Connected?", she repeated calmly.
Strax continued to look at the symbols floating in the air.
They were still there.
Three thin marks of silver light.
Small.
Unstable.
As if they were about to disappear at any moment.
Albedo crossed her arms slowly.
"That doesn't make sense."
Strax raised an eyebrow.
