Myles opened his eyes, and the moment he did, something about him had already changed.
Lilian tilted her head slightly, her gaze narrowing in quiet recognition as if she had been expecting this moment to come. She did not speak immediately. Instead, she observed him with careful attention to watch for the subtle shift that had taken place beneath the surface.
Behind her, Seraphina also noticed it. Her eyes fixed on Myles and this time the hesitation within them mixed with something else. Concern.
There was something new inside him now.
It was not just the control he had gained over his Ether and it was not simply the stability he had built through the past few days.
The presence within him had deepened, becoming more complex and even more difficult to read as if the power he carried had taken another step forward on its own.
Myles looked at both of them and immediately understood that they had noticed the change inside him.
