Bab 528: Engine Room

⟬ Present time. ⟭ 

"I dropped back into my room just as Nikandros threatened to enter," Sir Tychon casually explained. 

"That's why your lamp was off..." Coraline pursed her lips, "You can see in the dark, because of your... bloodline."

"Correct," The noble frowned, narrowing his golden eyes as if confirming her suspicions was a blatant insult. 

Coraline sighed... Conversing with this man made her feel like an idiot. 

Tychon's starkly-colored eyes were a rarity-- unheard of amongst humans. The fact that he wasn't...

Well... that solved that mystery. It also gave a plausible reason to why the noble had an unnerving predatory aura about him. 

He *was* a predator. Literally. 

...a predator with a transformation ability. 

"Oof," The thought made her shiver. Being in the presence of snakes made her uneasy. 

"Now, then..." Tychon loomed over her, wearing an insidious smirk, "Aren't you going to thank me?"