บท 930: Talks Past Midnight, Part 2

"You enjoyed that, Master."

Sorry, was that an accusation I just heard? Baseless slander drumming across my eardrums? A faint bit of red lingered on Ash's cheeks, staring back at me with a brand new set of eyes. Ones that looked oddly reproachful, resentful… but surely that couldn't be, right? 

"Indulging my lies, my poor excuses, watching me make a fool of myself…" Ash tucked her hands into her arms, straightening back up, looking quite elegant again, graceful… while exhaling a large breath that was anything but. "I hope at the very least you derived as much amusement as you could from my tactless display." 

"Hey, I was just asking questions," I said, raising both hands and pleading my innocence. "It was all on you to choose how you wanna answer them. And lo and behold, did my darling Elf just choose to tell me a lie?"