The four of them froze.
Arashi twisted his head over his shoulder in a slow, uncertain motion that suggested his brain had not quite committed to believing his eyes. Keahi's hand stopped mid-air, a piece of chili-coated something halfway to her mouth. Hikari's grip tightened on her staff — not visibly, but the small adjustment of weight in her hand registered to Raizen, who was sitting beside her and could feel the shift in her posture against his shoulder.
Raizen himself did not move.
