Kallistra turned slowly from the window, her steps deliberate as she walked toward him. Her arms stretched wide, an exaggerated gesture of welcome that seemed almost theatrical. A sly smile played on her lips as she spoke, her voice dripping with honeyed sarcasm.
"Ah, the brightest light of this entire building has arrived," she said, her tone a mixture of mockery and admiration.
Rex's fingers twitched nervously, rubbing against each other as he muttered.
"A pathetic worm like me? A light?"
Kallistra's pace quickened as she closed the distance between them, her gaze locked onto him with unnerving intensity. She stopped just inches away, reaching out to cup his cheek with a hand that felt both tender and commanding.