“Timmy...” I called out hesitantly, still trying to process the enormity of what had just occurred.
“Well now, isn’t this the perfect chance to strut your stuff, little starshine?” Fae Aurora chimed in, her tinkling voice brimming with maternal encouragement. “Let’s see you flex those newly-unlocked cosmic muscles!”
I could feel the heat rushing to my cheeks as she put me on the spot. Suddenly, the rush of power that had flooded my senses mere moments ago felt almost… cumbersome. Overwhelming, even.
“Aw, don’t be getting all shy on us now,” the Dwarf Altairs tutted, clearly picking up on my hesitation. “You just cracked wide open a gigantic, interdimensional can of whoop-ass! No room for stage fright after that mind-blowing astral hootenanny.”
I ducked my head shyly, still not quite su
