Bab 70: Aim

"Oh my… she was totally not fooled one bit by my explanation. And I thought I had given her the most believable reason there is." Zolan murmured. In his eyes, there reflected a look of respect due to how unexpectedly sharp this human princess was. He did not think she had it in her.

"The lady is very perceptive. I honestly think that she could tell if someone's lying or not!" Elias complained. "I had been trying to avoid being caught by her questioning me, but it's nerve-wrecking!"

"Oh, really? So, her intuition is that good, huh?" Zolan grinned and chuckled at Elias' complaints, earning him a dirty look from the butler.

"Saying it is good is putting it lightly." Elias commented with a roll of his eyes. "It's very hard to convince her. I'm certain she'd –" Elias could not continue on with his statement because the princess who was almost about to enter her room suddenly came striding back towards them.