Noctisardor Bypass She had a voice of last year's cough

There was no answer to his question. Only hasty shushing and a dirty look. It was perplexing as much as it was worrying. Abel’s eyes darted around once more, fully expecting their mother to appear from nowhere and whisk Indra away. Scold him for this, that, or the other on the way out. But she was nowhere to be seen, much to his surprise.
N-nothing! he gulped, turning his focus back to his sister. I didn’t know you’d be out here.