"Why?" Noah asked taking a few steps back until he was close to Riveta again. He could now clearly feel Stella's hostility, and it was a bit worrying, to say the least.
"Don't take her current hostility to heart, she's like that to anyone new."
"On the flip side, she's surprisingly calmer to you," Riveta explained floating forward, and Noah felt the beast's focus leave him. Even if only partially.
"Oh?" An eyebrow rose on his face.
"Mhm. She wouldn't even allow most people touch her," Riveta continued to pat the phoenix's head.
"That's actually why I brought her out, to test you. Now I've confirmed that there's something more to you than the eyes can see. Not even my senses can properly pick it up, but she seemed to be able to do so," Riveta explained shooting a cold glance at Noah's figure.
