Chapter 189.5 - Mentorship

Ethan and Astron continued walking, their steps echoing in the long, empty corridor. The silence between them was comfortable, the kind that came with familiarity, though Ethan's mind was far from quiet. He glanced at Astron again, studying the faint tension in his stride, the sharper edge to his presence. Finally, he broke the silence. 

"You look like you've changed," Ethan said, his tone casual but probing. 

Astron didn't turn his head, his sharp purple eyes fixed straight ahead. "What do you mean?" 

"I don't know." Ethan shrugged, a small grin tugging at his lips. "Just a feeling. Nothing concrete." 

Astron's reply came without hesitation, his voice calm but clipped. "Then you're just spitting nonsense." 

Ethan chuckled, undeterred. "I wouldn't call it nonsense. I trust my senses, you know?"