Everyone stared at Khael with wide eyes, shock painted across their faces everyone except Oryan, whose calm gaze lingered on him as though he already knew the truth of what this boy carried.
Kaen's jaw dropped, then he broke into a grin.
"Wow… you're amazing, Khael!"
Ceyla crossed her arms with a sharp hmmp, though her cheeks betrayed the faintest flush.
"I already knew he could deduce something like that."
Still, her heart thumped wildly at his words, those butterflies again, fluttering no matter how hard she tried to deny them.
Juno adjusted his stance, nodding with quiet respect.
"As expected of our leader… Team 9 stands firm."
Rael, however, kept his thoughts to himself, watching Khael closely.
(Khael… to think you'd reach that conclusion so quickly… even I never considered the possibility. Again… what exactly are you, Khael Corzedar?)
Captain Kaedros crossed his arms, a rare smile breaking across his scarred face.
