The dust disappeared into thin air, completely gone inside Alexander's pocket.
He turned to the vase, his eyes beginning to narrow and dim for a split second as he recognized it was a new one replaced immediately, standing proud and still no matter the events that had transpired a little while earlier.
"You!"
Suddenly, a man's deep voice entered Alexander's ears, pulling back his attention. The glint in his eyes disappeared faster than the wind.
Alexander turned to the familiar face who was looking at him with smoke puffing out of his head. He chuckled at the sight, "Oh, it's you again. I haven't seen you in a while. How have you been?"
