I laughed, giving Seren's head a gentle scratch. "Alright, alright, I was just kidding."
Seren, however, kept staring at me with his large, luminous eyes, a clear, doubtful shimmer running through his form. He knew the truth.
"Welcome to the family, little one," Virion came to my rescue, floating closer until his snout was inches from the spectral wisp. "I'm your friend's great and powerful master. And... you can call me Master as well."
I opened my mouth to interject. "Master, he can't spea—"
The words died in my throat. Seren was looking directly at Virion, his entire form dipping in a slow, deliberate, and unmistakably respectful bow.
Virion hummed, a thoughtful, rumbling sound. "Hmm, yes. Quite the polite one, aren't you? The pleasure is mine."
My jaw went slack. T-they can talk? The thought screamed in my mind, a mixture of shock and sheer fascination.
