Elaris looked at him with an expression of pure, unadulterated satisfaction, the kind she reserved for moments of genuine truth when she chose to forgo her usual theatrical flair in favor of something more profound.
"That is the first time anyone has described my particular gift as a talent rather than an inconvenience," she said, a playful glint dancing in her eyes. "Aurelia usually prefers the term 'premature certainty.'"
"A 'premature certainty' that has been consistently, undeniably correct," Aurelia interjected.
Her tone carried the weary, affectionate weight of an older sister or the older daughter who had been arguing the same point for years, a debate that had long since transitioned from a conflict into a ritual of their bond.
She turned her gaze back to Rex, her posture becoming ironclad. "Which is a fact that I am acknowledging now... Formally... In the presence of witnesses..."
