Theron didn't expect to be called over to Elder Kelyne Black once the second day's events were over. All things considered, he thought that while the elder might have a good impression of him, it wasn't to the point of so openly courting him like this.
Was it technically courting for an elder to call over a junior? No.
But everything was only as important as its context.
They were at a "neutral" site, wherein the Black Clan was ostensibly the overseer of everyone and was meant to be an unbiased arbitrator. Calling forward the genius of just one of these Empires was the sort of optical nightmare that Elder Black was here to help them avoid.
Yet here she was, creating and setting the scene all on her own.
This was why Theron hadn't expected it, but the fact it was happening now made him raise an internal eyebrow. It seemed that the Black Clan was under more pressure than he knew.
