(197) Headache

Even though she had calmed down, Geth could tell she was still anxious. The Mana around her was whipping around and distracting him from his work.

"You shouldn't be so tense," Geth stated.

The Mana became even more turbulent, causing Sindri's hair to flutter lightly across her shoulders.

"I.. I'm not tense."

Geth could practically see how forced her smile was. 

He could see that her emotions kept shifting from expectant to worried. It was a little trick he'd picked up from studying the Mana constantly.

'Not tense, my ass.' 

He placed one of his hands over hers and squeezed gently.

"Look, I know how Zolis can be. If it's what you want, that's fine, but you don't have to let her rush you into it."

She didn't hesitate in giving him a response.

"It is what I want!"