As Theo spoke, his tone measured and calm, Priya forced herself to breathe. She didn’t need the air, but the motion came with difficulty, like she was trying to steady her breath after sprinting. By the end of his explanation, she simply sounded raw, although she felt like a stone was sitting on her chest.
It was fortunate timing though, her thoughts catching up with what he’d just said. They suspected a death cult, and all of it sounded in present tense. She was part of a string of murders by a singular entity. “They’re still around?” she asked, soft but intent. Her eyes lit up with a kind of meddling interest Theo might recognize. A spirit stir up quite a lot of trouble if they put their mind to it, and Priya was of a mind to find her killer. She was not, however, particularly graceful at getting more information. She wrung her hands in her lap, swallowing before she added, “What- what else is there about them? That you know?”
It was fortunate timing though, her thoughts catching up with what he’d just said. They suspected a death cult, and all of it sounded in present tense. She was part of a string of murders by a singular entity. “They’re still around?” she asked, soft but intent. Her eyes lit up with a kind of meddling interest Theo might recognize. A spirit stir up quite a lot of trouble if they put their mind to it, and Priya was of a mind to find her killer. She was not, however, particularly graceful at getting more information. She wrung her hands in her lap, swallowing before she added, “What- what else is there about them? That you know?”