Selwynn felt as if he was scalded by those eyes. He has experienced many things before and after rebirth, but he has never been faced with this kind of emotion; too complicated, hot, and overwhelming to understand.
But instinctively, he didn't answer this question, as if he responded, he would stray onto an uncontrollable path, one where he couldn't see the future and could only walk blindly into the darkness of his eyes.
Selwynn fell silent, There was no backing down, no dodging, and the feeling of being evenly matched was extraordinarily exciting. Still, there was a strange air between the two, filled with static and electricity.
Anson didn't seem to want to force him, and after asking, he clicked his tongue gently and stood straight, "It doesn't matter if you can't now. I've always been very persistent."