The Kirin's voice exploded in Leon's mind, shock bleeding through every syllable. How did you do that?! Mental communication is a spirit beast ability! Humans can't—
Leon's mental reply was honest and nonchalant. I felt like I could do it, so I tried. And it happened. There you go.
That's... that's not... The Kirin's thoughts stuttered, trying desperately to apply logic to what had just occurred. No matter how she approached it, the explanation made no sense. Humans didn't just "try" telepathy and succeed. It required specific spiritual pathways, innate abilities that—
"Elowyn," Leon said aloud, turning his attention to the girl.
She straightened on the wolf's back, eyes attentive.
"I'm very pleased by how you performed inside the dungeon. Saving so many lives—that's impressive."
