I stood there, arms crossed, as my teammates stared at me with unwavering curiosity, their gazes burning holes through my soul.
The pressure was suffocating. But instead of thinking about what to say, I was busy thinking about something else.
"So, uh…" I cleared my throat, shifting my weight.
"Where are we sitting for this interrogation?"
Etienne blinked.
"Interrogation?"
Lexie smirked.
"You did disappear into a vortex, then came back out of nowhere, looking suspiciously fine. I think 'interrogation' is accurate. Though I wonder when exactly you returned?"
"Right. That's weird. We were just talking to the captain over the phone when he went off the line, then when he came back, he was canceling our plans to import vortex specialists from abroad to help summon the last one, and informing us you've returned already," Terrius added.
I gulped nervously. Why would they be even curious about that?
