Gratefully, I approached the couch and sat. I could see him tense as I jostled the couch.
Too close?
“Are you hurt?” I asked, stupidly.
I mean he’s gotten the power of healing. If he was still hurt after the mass healing he did last chapter, he’d probably do something about it by now, unless it took a while to recharge.
That is a somewhat reasonable guess at why he tensed if you forget about that development, though.
He shook his head, but he didn’t offer another explanation.
“Can I ask about the new power, or-”
You’re kind of implicitly doing that already.
“Yeah,” he interrupted.
Sweet, let’s get some firsthand deets!