Then came another arrival; again a brief flash of light.

There was a brief flash of guilt in his eyes, then nothing.

The brief flash of confusion in her eyes the moment they'd met told as much.

Both of them saw the brief flash, far brighter than any star.

But just before it did, there was a brief flash of understanding.

A brief flash of a report he'd read several months ago.

She saw the brief flash in his eyes, though a second later it was gone.

There was a brief flash of white that could have been Faith, then nothing.

There was a brief flash and then something appeared in his hand.

She saw a brief flash of white as he smiled slightly.