Ryn stepped forward again, his expression more serious this time.
"So… when were you planning to tell us?"
Arthur tilted his head.
"About?"
Ryn didn't look amused.
"Your wind element."
He paused then continued.
"And that combination."
The others didn't interrupt.
But they were clearly waiting for his answer.
Arthur looked at them, then shrugged slightly.
"…I was going to."
"When?" Selene asked.
"When i had tested it properly."
Torren frowned.
"That looked more than 'proper' to me."
Arthur smiled faintly.
"Yeah. Now it does."
That didn't fully convince them.
He could see it.
The doubt.
The curiosity.
The slight frustration.
But he didn't look bothered.
"Relax," he said. "It's not like I was hiding it for fun."
"…Then why?" Althea asked quietly.
Arthur paused for a second.
Then answered simply.
"I wasn't sure it wouldn't blow up in my face."
That got a reaction.
A small one.
But enough.
Ryn studied him for a moment longer, then exhaled.
"…Fine."
