"Ah!!" The Cosmic Elder let out a startled cry, as though a venomous serpent had bitten him. He jerked his head away and clutched his only hand over both eyes in pain.
"Elder!!" Althera rushed to his side, alarm flooding her voice. "What's wrong?! What happened?!"
"I—I don't know… I was just—!!" The old man tried to look again in Robin's direction, wanting to understand the source of that sudden, stabbing pain.
"I wouldn't recommend doing that," came Jabba's voice from behind. His tone was casual, but there was a knowing edge in it. "That thing hurts, I know—I've tried."
"...?" The elder turned toward him, confusion deepening his wrinkles. "What do you mean, 'hurts' exactly? What is it that hurts?!"
"You tried peeking into the master's eyes, didn't you?" Jabba tilted his head toward him while still trying to revive Shaddad. "Happened to me once. Feels like a needle stabbing straight into your eyeball—you can't help but shut them tight after that."
