"I am Shennong," the man finally spoke, his voice calm and deliberate, almost too smooth for someone standing in a place like this. "And as I said earlier… this woman next to me is Yenissa."
Yenissa merely tilted her head with a slight smile. It was small—barely a shift of her lips—but it sent a strange chill crawling down Ka'ra's spine. There was something unnerving about her. Ka'ra looked away quickly, as if avoiding a predator's gaze.
Then Shennong stepped forward, hands loosely clasped behind his back. His eyes didn't glow with power, but they carried weight. Confidence. Authority. "So… how was your battle with the boar?" he asked, voice curious. "Was it any different from a normal one?"
Ka'ra narrowed her eyes but said nothing.
He continued, unfazed. "I assume it was a little more… stimulating?"
