The reporters understood the threat and lowered their equipment, but they still pressed forward with their questions, unwilling to let the opportunity pass entirely.
"Sir Moon, is it true you're in a relationship with the Sword Saint's sister?"
"Sir Moon, what are your plans for the future? When do you see yourself Ascending?"
"Sir Moon, can you tell us more about the B-Rank gate you cleared at Rivergate? The readings were unprecedented!"
Moon answered patiently, but evasively, giving each question just enough to count as addressed without revealing anything of substance.
He was a friend of Selene and Alaric, he said. His plans were to keep growing and serving where he could. The Rivergate gate had been difficult, and he was grateful the team had made it out. Nothing they could build a headline on, delivered with a smile that left them satisfied enough to stop chasing.
Then he stepped into the command tent, leaving the journalists and their ruckus behind.
