Holy—!
Woah.
Okay. Wow.
Riley had hoped that trying a different approach might poke a reaction out of the guardian… but he never expected an actual, audible, unquestionable "Okay."
He stood there completely shell-shocked, brain short-circuiting.
He even had to physically shake himself because there was no universe where he should have hit a target that cleanly.
Heck, he wasn't even sure if it meant anything. Humans said "okay" to just about anything under the sun. It could mean yes, maybe, whatever, or "I'm ignoring you politely."
But Thyrran wasn't human.
And Thyrran had stayed silent when Kael asked the same question.
So… this was something.
Riley tried to steady himself, eyes glued to the poised, towering guardian as he tried to think about what he should do next.
But the stunned human wasn't the only one staring.
Because Kael definitely saw that reaction.
