"What?" Caelen frowned, confusion clear on his face as he looked at Elunara. The elf queen was smiling at him like she had already won something.
"You heard me," she said simply.
Caelen glanced at the glowing window screen in front of him, then back at her. His doubts grew heavier. "What exactly do you want?"
"I want that thing," Elunara said, tilting her chin toward the floating screen. "The thing sustaining it."
Her tone was calm, casual, but it made Caelen tense. Now he was sure. She really was after the system—or at least whatever connected to it. But that wasn't something he could hand over, even if he wanted to. It wasn't just his lifeline; it was his. And besides, could she even remove it from him? Maybe.
She was powerful, no doubt. But it had come from that mysterious, shadow-like woman, and Caelen doubted she would just allow it.
