"What are you talking about, Yoru?" Ayame asked.
Her voice was steady, but the edge in it betrayed her tension.
Yoru didn't look at her right away.
Her gaze remained on Damon, like Ayame was something speaking in the background of a conversation she wasn't part of.
"I'm talking about him," Yoru said simply.
Raiden's expression hardened. "Explain yourself."
A faint sigh left Yoru's lips, almost bored.
"I came because I was curious," she said. "That's all."
"Curious?" Ayame repeated. "You crossed into our territory alone for curiosity?"
At that, Yoru finally looked at her.
Not hostile.
Not interested.
Just acknowledging something that had already spoken too many times.
"Yes," Yoru said. "And because I was told something interesting."
Her eyes shifted back to Damon.
"The human who killed a Divine Beast."
The air tightened at those words.
Raiden's hand moved closer to his weapon without thinking.
Ayame's aura sharpened, mana beginning to spill into the air around her.
