Kael ran a hand over his face, dragging his fingers across his forehead to his chin, like someone who had already accepted the inevitable, but needed a few seconds to lament his own existence before verbalizing anything.
He took a deep breath.
He exhaled slowly.
And murmured, defeated:
"...okay. Okay. I understand. If she finds out from someone else… or worse, after I'm already there… she'll literally end the world."
Amelia nodded quickly, like a nervous chick.
"Yes. Without a doubt. Without even hesitating."
Irelia crossed her arms, serious.
"She'd probably destroy the entire Skaldi out of sheer anger."
Sylphie, hand on her hip, added in a murmured tone:
"Or she'd tear the barrier between planes with her fingernails. Again."
Kael closed his eyes.
"Yes. That sounds quite plausible indeed…"
