☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Beata looked at Erephir with the most unpleasant smirk she could muster.
Guyon groaned and rolled his eyes.

The redhead shrugged.

-- Have you ever noticed that by carefully choosing your words, you can instill absolutely any desired thought in your interlocutor, without lying even a milligram?

"A trick I'm all too familiar with..."

- I didn't read it, - replied Kilika.
- And I didn't read it either, - Astellia repeated, - is it an interesting book?

-- Since even our guest has read it, then... -- she hands them the book. -- Consider it a task. Or a very insistent request, I guarantee you'll find something new for yourselves.