That was enough to shift her mood right away.
Rhoswen didn't need much more than the word "hunt" to get interested, and it showed in the way her posture shifted and her attention locked in, as she had already decided she was going whether he said yes or not.
Lysara, on the other hand, didn't react in the same way at all. She stayed focused on the information in front of her, her eyes moving slowly across the route data, the timing, and the threat level, taking a moment to think before she spoke.
"That is a good idea," she said in a calm, steady tone. "We have been stuck here for a while without any real battles to push us forward."
"Exactly," Aurelian replied, not needing to add anything more.
Her attention moved from the clue to the second file, the engine data, and she studied it more closely this time.
It didn't take long for her to recognize what she was looking at, and when she spoke again, there was a slight shift in her voice.
