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Not too long after Asmidia's curiosity escalated to new heights, a number of questions circulated in her mind. Truth be told, learning of Apollo's preexisting knowledge made her restless. She started to question the reason behind Apollo's presence, who until now was unknown to the masses.
'If he knew about it… could he be a co-conspirator? Although it might be a reach, gathering answers are difficult as well since our resources have been effectively cut in half with the exclusion of the Council,' Asmidia thought as her eyebrows furrowed. Despite her outer appearance, Asmidia wasn't as trusting and familiar as she emulated.
Out of the Seven Lords, she wasn't within the most untrusting. In fact, the only one who was more on guard against threats was Lucifer, since he rarely trusted anyone aside from himself. Even the other Lords didn't have the luxury of gaining his trust. He felt it was too valuable to give away.
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