Everything? Finn's mind reeled. After all the secrecy, after the Preceptor had been willing to battle the Queen herself to keep their silence, now he wanted them to spill everything?
But before Finn could even properly assess why the Preceptor had given the order, he felt something shift in the air — a subtle lifting of pressure he hadn't even realized was there.
His enhanced Ferropteryx senses caught it immediately. It was like a faint distortion in the soundwaves, like an invisible sound barrier dissolving. The ambient noise of the city far below suddenly became very slightly clearer, and even the wind's howl through the broken glass became a tinge sharper in his ears.
A seal, Finn realized, keeping his expression schooled like he hadn't noticed a thing. The Preceptor had sealed our voices and every sound from leaving this room the entire time.
