What if the lizard thought he was exaggerating?
What if he decided Riley was just being dramatic and took out the barrier?
He was okay with being known as weird and dramatic, but it would be another thing if the lizard took out that barrier that was saving him from blowing up because of it.
But Kael wasn't dismissing him.
No, he knew better.
The dragon lord's gaze had shifted into something contemplative, the kind of look Riley had come to associate with ancient, horrible truths about the world. Or anger. Not like Kael had a wide range of expressions. Tics, yes, but his gaze? Not exactly as diverse.
But apparently the first guess was correct. Because it was something most ancients had dealt with.
Back before civilization had crammed everyone into tight spaces, when isolation was still possible, beings with heightened senses could get by. They could live far from others, away from the constant flood of stimuli that grated on their nerves.
