Rex knew his words were risky, but no one would question them given his position.
Iris looked at him with the full expression she had been working on since the gate. It wasn't the calm, collected look she usually had, but rather the look of someone who had been carrying a weight and just learned that it would be different from what it had been.
She didn't say anything else, which was her way of showing that she understood.
As she always did when she heard something she didn't fully understand, Nerith paid close attention to what was being said. The leaves in her hair were a warm green, which meant she was busy, not an amber color, which would have meant she was feeling something.
In this case, she was thinking, not feeling.
Rex looked at her.
'What's with that attitude...?' Rex thought. 'She could at least join in the conversation.'
She saw the look and turned to the window instead.
Rex looked at Aisella to give her a signal. And she immediately noticed it.
