บท 384: Cascade of answers

The royal's words caused both my and Mia's eyebrows to skyrocket on our faces. 

So sheltered that we didn't know monsters roamed the wilds? Reaching great heights despite being sheltered?

"I'm not sure if you realize," I muttered, shocked beyond any belief, "but you just proved how sheltered you are yourself," I said.

In theory, explaining the situation to the man brought me no benefit. It was counterproductive in a sense, as we could end up fighting. 

And yet, the ignorance, or maybe audacity, of the man-made me nearly go bonkers. 

"The fuck are you talking about?" the royal squinted his eyes. Yet, rather than making his face look threatening, he simply appeared to be confused. 

"Those monsters..." I opened my mouth before my thoughts caught up to me. Thankfully, I didn't say enough to reveal any of the information.