The Blackblood Lord nodded upon hearing his daughter's words, visibly pleased.
"That's good. You've been working hard these days."
The Blackblood Lord looked at his daughter with soft eyes for a while before turning toward Aksai. He placed a hand on the young man's shoulder and said, "Come, let me introduce you both."
He gestured to his daughter. "Aksai, this is my daughter, Humeyin. She's Haitin's younger sister."
Aksai gave a polite nod, trying to hide his curiosity, though it was clear in his eyes. "It's a pleasure, Lordess Humeyin," he said softly. He made sure to use the honorifics used for all the Core Formation Lords as a formality.
Humeyin returned the nod with a gentle smile. "Likewise."
But her strange appearance still held Aksai's attention. His gaze couldn't help but linger—her transparent form, the refraction of light around her, the way her presence seemed to ripple in the air like moonlight on water.
