Valentina's lips curled instantly while Maddie and Sierra exchanged a look containing far too much agreement, Noor lowered her gaze with the faintest smile, while Cassiopeia attempted the rather difficult task of behaving as though the thought had not crossed her mind at all.
Instead, he slowly closed his eyes and drew in a deep breath.
Paradise Island filled his lungs.
Something inside him relaxed.
"Ah…"
He had missed this.
Even the air smelled different; familiar.
Home!
Memories seemed embedded within every breath, familiar traces of Essence and Mana overlapping in patterns that his senses recognized before his mind bothered naming them.
Phei opened his eyes again.
Something else had changed; he could truly feel what his own return was doing to the island.
"Thank you, my love. I was aiming to please!"
Soraya beamed.
Everyone else continued staring at him as though something wearing Phei's face had returned from another world.
An anomaly, if Phei were being honest.
