Chapter 24: Cold Blooded (Part 1)
"I heard you fainted when the Galactic Eclipse occurred."
Azrael wasn’t surprised by Ashara’s words and replied calmly.
"Yes. I had taken off the prop you gave me and forgot to put it back on before going to bed."
Ashara remained silent for a moment after hearing his response, then finally spoke.
"It seems something changed within you after you experienced that phenomenon."
Though her voice sounded composed, it couldn’t completely hide the trace of worry in it.
Azrael looked at the woman’s back silently and nodded. "Indeed, something did change."
Ashara turned to look at Azrael, and when she saw his eyes— calm on the surface, but emotionless in their depths—her heart grew heavy.
To Ashara, that look in his eyes felt disturbingly familiar. It was as if she had seen those same eyes before... but couldn’t—or rather, didn’t want to remember where.
Taking a deep breath, she forced a smile and said.
"Let’s talk about it once your father comes back after settling the people on the spaceship."
Azrael nodded and glanced at Kael, who had finally come back to his senses but was still frozen in place.