"Thanks!"
John's eyes widened in surprise as he heard the word 'thanks' echo in his mind. It had clearly come through the companion soul connection between him and Kirii.
"Kirii…you can talk now?" John asked, his voice tinged with surprise.
His communication with Kirii thus far had been done through feelings and general emotions, and each party could only vaguely understand the intentions of the other. However, John had definitely heard the word clearly in his soul.
"I can now," the voice appeared in his mind once again. "The heavens have blessed me with many gifts, one being the ability to understand human speech."
The voice sounded a little immature, like that of a young teenager. John stared at Kirii in silent shock for a moment before asking another question.
"Can you speak out loud? Or only through our soul connection?"
