Firming Recent Comprehensions

John's face scrunched up, as he realized he had let a big secret slip out. He was still quite drowsy and scatterbrained from just waking up after so long that he didn't even think about what he was saying. 

"What do you mean your father?" Adam asked, "isn't your father back on the Yuan Continent?"

He knew about John's Fenix Clan lineage and wasn't able to make sense of what John had just said. 

"Ahhh…it's hard to explain," John said after a moment of silence, not wanting to elaborate further.

The group realized he wanted to avoid the subject, and their gazes locked onto one another as they shared silent thoughts. They could tell that John's secrets were far more shocking than they had ever imagined, but didn't want to pry if he didn't want to speak about it.

"Take this," Chase said to John as he changed the subject. A pill appeared in his hands, which he wanted John to take.