Pure awkwardness had fallen on the group. Khan's companions and the three Niqols who had kept track of the changes in the woods didn't know how to react to Ilman's dramatic behavior.
Khan had countless questions, but he blocked all of them out of fear of the answers that Ilman could give. He had already confirmed that the Niqols was crazy, so trying to understand him with a normal mindset was impossible. Only one doubt managed to survive that suppression and eventually made Khan speak.
"Did you get over Miss Liiza?" Khan asked, trying to appear as innocent as he could.
That question would have typically arisen suspicion, but the Niqols on the scene felt it to be perfectly normal since Ilman was its target. Everyone knew that Liiza had been the reason behind the fight, so it sounded legit for Khan to worry about that topic.
