Ethan blinked. The look on Blanco's face gave him déjà vu, and for a moment, his heart skipped a beat. "What?" he asked cautiously.
"Sorry," Blanco said quickly, clearing his throat. "I shouldn't have said that. You know we can't reveal this kind of thing to outsiders."
Ethan's eyes widened slightly. "So now… am I going to be silenced?" he asked half-jokingly, though his tone carried a hint of real concern.
"Of course not," Blanco replied, waving his hand. "It's not that big of a deal."
He crouched down and examined the altar more closely. His eyes followed the cracks that led toward the center where the explosion had originated. "Did you interrupt the process in between? The one that caused such a massive explosion?"
Ethan hesitated for a moment before nodding.
