Elder Ellis did poke Rhys a bit more after that, asking him some probing questions while quite a few of the Espers looked awkwardly away. Kellen liked it, even if it did mean that they weren't able to get more of the Espers to hang themselves on their words again.
Of course one of the things that Elder Ellis asked for clarification on was when Rhys spoke about manufactured Guides. That was when anger washed over Kellen, Rhys' and Sergei's face. Sergei and Rhys shared a long, passionate look debating who should speak on it, but they both turned to Kellen.
He had to be the one to speak on it. They were his people, after all, and he was the one who had spent the most time with them outside of Rhys. Kellen sighed heavily.
