"He is incredibly powerful," Ryo points out. "And...there was a lot of yelling the first time I met him." Persephone had met Ryo that first day as well. Incredibly powerful and yelling were two things he had not been prepared to handle, let alone simultaneously.

There's a lot more to think about - honestly, he should be trying to process and help her through this - but he's definitely stuck on one particular point. "You're in a relationship with him?"