☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- How profound! - Laikos applauded. - To think, you work for Her Highness! Amazing!

This time, Alaria felt like showing Laikos her extended middle finger and seeing if the man would crumble in praise. It's probably good to enjoy such small pleasures.

- I understand! And yet, it's a pity that fire and alcohol don't get along, because they both do a good job of dealing with all sorts of infections.

"Sounds like a metaphor for my life path. As if, under the influence of alcohol, the flame becomes too persistent and does something that it later regrets," the inquisitor thought jokingly before pausing for a couple of seconds, fully realizing how appropriate the comparison turned out to be.