Xhi is here?!
Although shocked, he didn't say the words aloud—there were too many ears in the room. Mainly Selaphiel the elf and her companion, Jahira.
He wasn't entirely sure what would happen if they crossed paths with the enigmatic priestess, and frankly, he didn't want to find out.
Instead, he made his astonishment noticeable to only Lyra.
"She is here? Since when?"
Lugh's tone was deliberately ambiguous, just in case they were being listened to. He hadn't forgotten that Selaphiel's awakened ability had something to do with sound manipulation.
"Yeah"
She responded casually.
"I see."
A silence stretched between them. Lugh, now realizing they were still entangled in an awkward embrace under the eyes of many, tried to break free—subtly at first, then with a bit more effort.
But Lyra, for some reason, didn't let him go. Her voice returned to normalcy, now audible to anyone paying attention.
"Now, now, it's been so long. Why don't we have a dance to celebrate?"
