For better or worse, Natha became less of a worrywart after receiving the inter-realm communication orb. Perhaps the notion of being able to have a call with me lessened his concern.
This is why phones and network systems are important, folks!
And this was why I begged Aina to somehow finish that smartphone she wanted to make. Well, I guessed making this inter-realm communication device was her effort to step forward into cellphone technology.
Getting less worried didn't mean he became less vigilant, however. Despite the nice, intimate, tender moments we spent during the night, he looked at me sharply in the morning, right after breakfast and before I left for the Island.
"Don't lower your guard; this time, you're in someone else's territory," he looked into my eyes and spoke with a stern tone. "If anything suspicious happens, no matter how small it is, immediately give me a signal."
"Alright, alright."
