Juna waited patiently beside a split cedar tree while her bandaged right hand rested flat against her stomach, the quiet forest holding its breath with her.
She granted him ample time to formulate a deeper explanation, displaying far more grace and patience than his awkward, nervous silence truly deserved.
The humid woodland air smelled intensely of damp cedar bark, ozone, and monster blood, her eyes locked onto his guarded mouth with unblinking focus.
Hajin rubbed the back of his neck with a guilty grimace as floating chat comments crowded his peripheral vision, taking a slow, steadying breath.
[ ashley(mod): tell her the truth before another high-tier monster interrupts you two ]
'I gave her the headline, but now comes the terrifying part... explaining the full invasive reality of an interdimensional livestream to an ancient beastkin.'
'Juna already knows distant observers exist... now she wants to know how deeply those invisible eyes reach into our private lives.'
