(Planet Vorthas, Unknown Location, Mu Fan's POV)
The room was silent, save for the faint hum of the single light bulb present overhead, as Leo and Mu Fan locked eyes with one another.
Her pulse pounded in her ears, the air between them thick enough to choke on, as her thoughts spun wildly.
She began to search for an explanation that could match the cold fury in his gaze.
An explanation that could help her understand as to why he was doing this?
But after thinking through it all, the only conclusion that made sense to her made her blood run cold.
This could not be about her work.
It could not be about some petty disagreements
No, this was deeper, heavier, and far more dangerous.
One by one, she sifted through every possibility, until only one truth remained in her mind — the only thing in the whole wide universe that she knew could tick Leo Skyshard off the wrong way.
