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— Oh, so that's how it is? — she says with a wide grin, — I've finally earned enough karma to be transferred to the "trusted Carneol" category and be initiated into your numerous secrets? You're intriguing, I must say! Thank you for your trust; I'll try not to forget it. Otherwise, I'll regret it, haha!
Even though the comment was clearly a joke, it wasn't entirely unfounded. Erephir tried to imagine what she must look like in Alaria's eyes, what she had done to deserve this. Some kind of cunning, malicious intriguer, like that?
Yeah, that's not pleasant.
— Well, don't forget, and in general, if you want to bond, you can always organize a get-together in the format of a cross-questioning session, just as an aside. Usually, that's the easiest way to do it, I suppose, for maximum disclosure?