章 1208: 2nd on the list

"Don't call him a fool! That wasn't a performance," she corrected him with a glare, "I meant every word of it, it's only the tears that were fake."

Haeti's head tilted to the side in visible confusion, "But...you did NOT mean to fool him?"

"No, of course not. But without the tears he would have walked away again. I needed him to listen to me and get comfortable around me again even if he had to pity me."

Princess Ceni slowly brushed her hand over her face and all the mascara and dried tears instantly vanished, returning it to her original cold but devilishly beautiful countenance.

Haeti was trying to understand what she meant but his simple mind could not comprehend it.

"But my lady, is that not considered lying? And is lying not bad?"

She gently shook her head, "A harmless white lie. Humans use them a lot, whether to save someone unnecessary pain or to make them feel better. It's not dangerous in any way."