Kale walked slowly alongside Rando... the cool wind from the southern canals rustling the edges of his dark hood... The water below moved slowly... green ripples... reflecting the silver shield of the capital's grand defensive formation...
Rando kept his gaze fixed on the young man... his eyes filled with a deep... probing curiosity that Kale could easily sense through his heightened Hexarion perception... He adjusted the dark collar of his coat... ensuring that his physical presence was fully concealed within the dim channels.
"You have changed too much... Kale..." Rando said softly... his voice barely carrying over the distant hum of the city's bustling commerce...
"If not for those striking... light green eyes... I would have never believed you were the same country tamer from the viscounty... Where have you been... and what has happened to your body?"
