Alm shook off his stupor and quickly regained his composure, simply ignoring everything else, and asked, 'We saw something very wrong with that woman. How is she?'
Bruno sighed softly. The whale gently moved away from Ruri, and she noticed the change in them. Seeing Alm silent, she realized they were having an internal conversation. Then, noticing the shift in the whale's gaze with Bruno taking control, Ruri blinked, catching something hidden in his look, which made her deeply ponder.
Bruno subtly gestured approval to Ruri; it was easy to interact with intelligent people. Now, she immediately understood there was a conflict of interests between her two masters, but Bruno was on her side. Masking this silent exchange of information, Bruno redirected his attention to Quitera.
