THE THIRD MATING
“Come on. It’s not that hard. What do you think I’ve been doing all this while?”
“I’m not a kid, Aldric. Your eyes are for seeing, not… whatever mind trick you’re trying to pull.”
He chuckles softly. “Think of it like this, if you can see me through glass, I can see you too. The same goes for eyes. They’re just clearer windows. You look through them, I look into them.”
“That’s pure nonsense,” I say sharply. “You don’t see thoughts through your eyes. You’re just…” I stop mid-sentence, realizing he’s smiling because I hesitated. “You’re full of shit.”