[SYSTEM WARNING: System Guide "Shelly" has been set to MUTE for the duration of the current quest.
Reason: Unauthorized disclosure of restricted information.
Duration: Indefinite.]
He repeatedly read the contents of the system notification.
Shelly's mouth kept moving for a full second before she realized no sound was coming out. Her bright pink eyes went wide, hands flying to her throat, shell-patterned dress fluttering as she stumbled backward.
Neville had felt a cold prickle at the back of his neck.
Set to mute for bragging too much? No, that wasn't quite right. The system didn't care about bragging.
Shelly must've been muted for divulging something. Was it something about the bracelet's spiritual properties that apparently crossed a line?
Spiritual stabilizer. Passive spiritual channeling. Help soothe...
Soothe what?
