Thane felt a faint buzz from the communicator tucked inside his satchel, his pulse quickening.
'Kaelen?'
Could something have gone wrong on his friend's end? Before he could check, Liora's voice sliced through his thoughts, her tone was sharp with curiosity.
"I knew that your resonance felt... familiar"
She remarked to him with a calculating edge in her gaze.
"Have we met before?"
'Shit...'
Of course, she had to be one of those rare seekers that were attuned to the subtleties of the resonance. Figures she'd pick up on his resonance.
Liora's tone sharpened as she continued:
"Remove your hood and reveal yourself."