The mantis materialized on Theo's lap, and when everyone saw it, there was silence for a few seconds.
"It has grown bigger again?" The baron asked while looking at the mantis, which was looking at Theo as if waiting for why he had taken it out.
Ithira looked at the mantis as if it were her first time. There was astonishment on her face when Theo saw her gasp while looking at it.
"It has small plants growing all over it, and are these insects this big?" she asked in curiosity.
It was only Rhys who was not surprised because he was the one who observed all of Theo's forest battles.
Theo saw the mantis move from his palm to his thigh before starting to lick and clean its forelegs.
The baron looked at everything it did with focus until the mantis also started staring at them.
Theo wasn't fazed by the atmosphere, but while Elias's face was straight, sweat could be seen moving down it even though the windows were open all the way.
