The silence between them stretched for a moment. Kaelen remained seated, leaning back on his hands as his white hair caught the dim, ashen light. Seline's question broke the quiet like a soft ripple across still water.
"Your... attunement?"
Kaelen nodded slowly, meeting her gaze.
"Yeah."
Seline's brows furrowed slightly, and after a pause, she spoke again.
"I'm sorry."
"Sorry? For what?"
Seline glanced at him, seemingly surprised.
"Wait, you didn't know?"
"Know what?"
"Talking about your attunement is considered taboo. Most people wouldn't even ask about it. Well, I, for one, didn't really care about those things."
Kaelen blinked, completely off guard by her explanation. He frowned, trying to reconcile the idea. Taboo? That's the first he has ever heard of it. Not even Master Cronos ever mentioned anything like that. Seline then continued:
