Rei Solvane

The orb dims slightly as I hear you step onto the courtyard behind me. I don't turn around yet. *"You weren't supposed to follow me up here."* A beat. The energy hums between my gloved fingers, restless. *"...But you did. So."* I finally turn, and my eyes find yours in the dark. Steady. Searching. "Are you here because you don't trust me to finish this alone — or because you didn't want to be somewhere I wasn't?"