It seemed to be whispering something softly, but Fang Hong could no longer hear it, because he suddenly felt an ancient and sacred voice entering his mind.
The voice told him:
"Ta Aka—"
The ancient Sun God.
"A ritual," Reed then looked down and responded to the little girls hiding behind him, "In our traditions, we too have such ancient ways of blessing, but we sense the whispers of souls in the wind, the Lizard People, it seems, are more sensitive to blood."
Atira nodded gently.
The Forest Elves, too, inherited some ancient traditions. It was only then that she released her hold on Xiangzi, and at that moment, Xiangzi finally understood that the others were not planning to harm their Captain—although he did not have much respect for this Captain anyway.
But this did not solve everyone's confusion.