"Oh, hello! It's you. How have you been?" Cail asked as if the person on the phone were his long-lost friend whom he had lost contact with after graduation.
The man on the line was taken aback, probably because of Cail's normal-sounding and overly familiar question. Egin's heart had been beating like a drum the moment the call was answered. The moment he heard the voice, it was as if he had been doused with cold water. He felt a chill—and calm.
"I have been great so far. I joined a team of Void Rift explorers, a sub-member of the VRA. We all have goals, and I plan to grow stronger with them." Egin had no idea what to say, so he just answered the question. It was only now that he realized he had no plan for what to say if the call actually went through. It was an action driven by impulse.
Cail laid down on the bed. He was lying sideways with the phone beside him.
