Meanwhile, Ellis knows Val on sight. For better or for worse.
The slap is good though. Ellis appreciates it. There's something grounding in it, though it doesn't do anything to dislodge the overwhelming chorus of whispers rattling in his head.
"No, it's not—"
The first, rushing attempt at explanation breaks. It's just as well it's swallowed up by silence. Even in the snare of the temple's magic, Ellis knows how shaken he'd sounded. Straightening, he shakes his head a little.
"Do you feel something amiss in the air here? Not just the...this," Ellis attempts again, voice pitched loud enough to carry, gesturing between them. "Something else. Something unsettling?"
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The slap is good though. Ellis appreciates it. There's something grounding in it, though it doesn't do anything to dislodge the overwhelming chorus of whispers rattling in his head.
"No, it's not—"
The first, rushing attempt at explanation breaks. It's just as well it's swallowed up by silence. Even in the snare of the temple's magic, Ellis knows how shaken he'd sounded. Straightening, he shakes his head a little.
"Do you feel something amiss in the air here? Not just the...this," Ellis attempts again, voice pitched loud enough to carry, gesturing between them. "Something else. Something unsettling?"