Sheron Perri's heart tightened, but he still managed to feign calmness on the surface, "What's different? It's simply that I practiced my cultivation for longer today, and am a bit tired. Elder Talon Skyler, you worry too much."
During the subtly tense atmosphere between the two, a sequence of light footsteps broke the silence. Logan's figure appeared at the entrance of the courtyard; his clothes were slightly disheveled, and his expression carried a trace of fatigue and solemnity, but his eyes sparkled with a steadfast light.
"Elder Talon Skyler, Sheron Perri, I have returned," Logan said with a gentle voice that, like a spring breeze sweeping over a lake's surface, eased the previously tense atmosphere significantly.
