"I need your help…"
The words echoed through my mind, heavy and raw. My eyes remained shut, but my detection was fully extended, scanning the area in sharp, deliberate detail. Each raindrop that hit the ground rippled in my awareness, every shift in the air tugged at my senses. If something went wrong, I'd know.
I should've dissolved into mist by now. Or attacked. Instinct screamed for action, my subconscious urging me to move, to do anything but stand here like a fool.
But I didn't.
I couldn't.
Maybe it was the mist that had seeped into my subconscious, muting my emotions, or maybe it was something else entirely.. a hesitation born from curiosity or fear.
"In order for me to trust your words…" I began, my voice steady, though the tension coiled slightly within me. I let the words hang for a moment before continuing, "...I want you to close your eyes while I open mine."
