“How many points do you need to get this?” I ask.
Lis uses her powers to quickly prepare a tray of food and tea, and places it in front of us.
“Nine hundred ninety-nine.”
“What?” I blink.
Moe, too, has stopped admiring the—rather sumptuous—sofa and is now gawking at Lis, too.
“Nine hundred ninety-nine? Then you’re just one point away from leaving.”
“Technically.” She shrugs. “Sometimes I’m less, sometimes more then immediately less. It depends on my mood and how many tokens I exchange my points for.”
“Why?” I frown.
She merely smiles. “I am waiting for the right time.”
She doesn’t say more than that, and it’s cue for us to not ask more.
“There is a protective barrier around us. No one can monitor us here, so you may speak freely.”
Grabbing a cup of tea, she gingerly brings it to her lips, takes a sip, then looks me dead in the eye.
“When were you born, Nykander?”
“What does that have to do with anything?”
“It has to do witheverythingand you know it. Especially after today’s display.”
I stare at her, speechless.
When I don’t answer, she continues. “Does Moe know?”
I shake my head. “No,” I whisper.
“Don’t you think it’s high time she did?”
“What’s happening? What are you two talking about?” Moe asks, glancing from Lis to me.
“Before we can discuss what occurred during today’s fight, we must first ascertain our baseline. In this case, Nykander’s birth date has anything to do with it.”
I look away, embarrassed.
Moe places her hand atop mine, giving me a soft nod.
“It’s not that I don’t trust you,” I whisper. “It’s just that if you know… you might look upon me differently.”
“I could never look upon you differently, Nyk,” she murmurs in return.
I gulp down. “I was born during the eclipse of the two moons.”
Moe stares at me as if she can’t quite understand.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” She asks, glancing tentatively at Lis.
“Only immortals would understand the gravity of it,” Lis starts. “The last time someone was born during the eclipse of the two moons, he almost destroyed the entirety of Tartareia.”
“… So?” Moe frowns.
