Rinara turned sharply, her cloak fluttering with the movement as she locked eyes with Robin.
"…Did she just say Galactic Seed?!"
Robin's head snapped toward her, disbelief painted across his face.
"Are you serious right now?!" he shouted, voice echoing with frustration. "This isn't the time for that conversation!! Deal with the descending catastrophe up there first—then we'll talk about whatever seed you're obsessing over!"
But Rinara wasn't fazed. Not in the slightest.
Instead of flaring back, she smiled—slowly, knowingly. Her eyes shimmered with a peculiar glow, not just from power, but from sudden, dangerous curiosity.
"Interesting... so it really is true. We're going to have a long, long talk after this is over, Robin Burton."
The tension in the air thickened. It wasn't just Rinara who'd been affected by Robin's offhanded remark.
Even the woman hovering above the planet—froze. Her expression shifted ever so slightly.
