Sunny must have been silent for too long, because Nephis shifted and opened her mouth, clearly intending to ask him for an explanation.
That would have been problematic, since explaining the meaning of Cassie's message aloud would risk revealing that information to Asterion.
If Sunny and Nephis were really going to challenge the Nightmare Desert, invade the Tomb of Ariel, and face a Cursed Terror in battle… then their task was already so perilous that describing it as absolutely deadly would be an understatement.
Trying to achieve these feats while also being thwarted by the Dreamspawn would reduce their chances of success to zero.
Apart from that, it would be difficult to explain everything in a way that would allow her to remember — or maybe even impossible.
So, Sunny spoke before Nephis could voice her question:
"I know what it means, but I can't tell you yet."
Nephis frowned.
