The room was silent as Ilyrana processed what Luke had shown her. She had taken his explanation of the coin trick with a calm indifference, but her curiosity was piqued when she considered something else.
"If what you've been doing is just pretending," Ilyrana began, her voice steady but curious, "then how did you mimic the sound of the Aerdeich? That's not something you can do with just your hands." She paused as if weighing the possibilities. "Perhaps… your vocal cords are trained? Is that how you did it?"
Luke was about to answer, but instead of going down the path of vocal tricks, he reached into his pouch and pulled out his smartphone. The sleek device rested in his hand, its black screen reflecting the dim light in the room.
"This is how," he said, preparing to explain the concept of recorded sounds and modern technology, a task he knew would be challenging in a world that didn't even have electricity.
