Ethan cleared his throat, the sound faintly echoing through the chamber. His crimson eyes flickered across each of them, trying to read their thoughts but before he could speak, Drowz leaned forward with that grin of his.
"You really do bear a resemblance to a human," Drowz remarked, voice deep but managed to come off non-threatening.
That single observation broke the stillness.
Zephyr chuckled, nodding with deliberate exaggeration.
"Indeed he does. If not for the divine blood flowing in our veins and his, I might've thought the humans had found some new trick to amuse themselves."
The words stung a little more than Ethan expected. He forced a faint smile, saying nothing for the moment.
Even Wulv, the stoic one who rarely joined in jest, tilted his head curiously.
"Seeing how your kind came to be," he rumbled, "do you also inherit the flaws and complexities of humans?"
The question lingered in the air, neither cruel nor kind, simply honest.
