For the briefest moment after speaking, silence settled between them. The floating constellation map shimmered softly within Sona's divine territory, suspended between drifting runes and impossible shelves of ancient knowledge.
Jax remained still, golden eyes fixed upon the glowing coordinates now burned into his mind. He thought of how far he'd have to travel to arrive at that location.
It was extremely deep in the sea, far under even the deepest normal sea levels, and far deeper than he expected to travel on this journey.
It was the kind of place ordinary beings would never survive reaching and naturally, that only made him more interested in going there and seeing how it is.
Sona watched him quietly, "You're already planning how to get there."
Jax glanced sideways, "Obviously, it'll be a long journey," he responded.
Her expression softened by the faintest amount, "You really never hesitate. Lilith wasn't wrong in pushing for you,"
