บท 276: The Incomplete Truth - II

The young girl pondered silently. According to her sister's words, this Miss Ziegler might very well become the second pact head of Ansel. To become a pact head of Ansel required talent and qualifications, and above all, absolute loyalty. It was difficult for a fanatic harboring a certain ideology to devote themselves entirely to anything other than their ideology. Marlina wanted to know... how Ansel planned to tame her. 

At the same time, she had her own considerations. 

— The words of Annelisa and Ansel's somewhat unusual behavior in the black market made Marlina aware of certain things, but she could not confirm them, nor did she dare... confirm. 

She wanted to investigate further, but did not want to alert Ansel, did not want Ansel to know that she was so impertinent, so rebellious, trying to pry into the past and secrets of the person she served... but Marlina had made up her mind.