But he felt like himself. No braver. No more confident. No less afraid, except for the bit of calm he felt settle over him as he could tell there was *something* different about him.
“Thank you. Soleiyu, Devyn, Michael. Thank you for taking the time to help me,” he said quietly, his voice thick with emotions he was trying to keep in check.
Now he just needed to figure out how he could convince Elliot.
Michael offered Atticus a smile in reassurance. The necklace managed to hide who he was at least. As long as he didn’t take the necklace off. But Michael would prefer to never take off his own necklace if he could help it.
“Impressive, Soleiyu,” Michael grinned and reached over to scratch at the cat’s back in gratitude.
He picked up his phone again and typed out a quick message that he’d obviously been holding himself back from sending.
“I just let the Reids know you were here and safe. I suspect they’ll be over in about half an hour if they’re busy.”
Kyuseisha no Hikari
