I stood there, arms crossed, as my teammates stared at me with unwavering curiosity, their gazes burning holes through my soul. The pressure was suffocating. But instead of thinking what to say, I was busy minding another thing.
"So, uh…" I cleared my throat, shifting my weight. "Where are we sitting for this interrogation?"
Etienne blinked. "Interrogation?"
Lexie smirked. "You did disappear into a vortex, then came back out of nowhere, looking suspiciously fine. I think 'interrogation' is accurate. Though I wonder when exactly did you return?"
"Right. That's weird. We were just talking to the captain over the phone when he went off the line, then when he came back, he was canceling our plans to import vortex specialists from abroad to help summon the last one, and informing us you've returned already," Terrius added.
I gulped nervously. Why are they even curious about that?
