“What about you? Isn’t this a bit excessive?”

After the exchange of questions between Costin and me at the mana concentrator, Ray trotted up as Costin became absorbed in the prestigious serum left by Cordelia.
In Ray's concerned voice, I shook my head gracefully.

“You know it’s fine.”
“Well, I know, but still…”

Ray, scratching her cheek and mumbling, carried the scent of someone embarrassed.

“More importantly, what’s Lief doing?”
“Me?”

Lief had sneakily taken the mana concentrator we were using and was fiddling with it here and there.

Was it mere curiosity?
Or perhaps just …