Heliana looked at Ethan for a long moment.
Her calm purple eyes carefully observed him from head to toe, almost as if she were comparing the young man standing before her with the one she had met ten years ago. The more she looked at him, the more surprised she became. After several moments of silence, a gentle smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she lightly shook her head in admiration.
"I really didn't expect this."
Her voice remained soft and calm.
"When we last met, you were still far from where you are now."
She paused briefly while continuing to look at him.
"But in just a decade... you have become this strong."
A trace of amazement could clearly be heard in her voice.
"The difference between the Ethan I met back then and the Ethan standing before me today is like the difference between heaven and hell."
