Silence responded to Kaz's suggestion, perhaps all the more unsettling with the stillness that settled upon the grove. There was no sound to further betray the idea that there was someone out there, no errant rustle of leaves, no panting of breath.

Felwinter stood unmoving in the shadows just beyond the grove, statue-still. Stop and stay. Do not reveal yourself. But you have the advantage. The thoughts were conflicting, finally eliciting the faint creak of leather as his fingers curled into a fist as though to stay his building frustration.

The voice that finally responded had a vague metallic echo to it, definitely familiar even if it had been some time that the two had spoken before.

"...you sound so sure of yourself."