"...?"
Hedrick narrowed his brows slightly, staring straight into Orion's eyes, as if trying to read something hidden behind that calm, unreadable expression.
"..."
"...…..?!?"
When he saw Orion still serious and silent, offering not even the slightest twitch of a smile, Hedrick tilted his head a little, almost in disbelief, as though he were waiting for Orion to burst out laughing and admit it was nothing more than a ridiculous joke.
"......."
"Are you insane? Did you catch a fever or something?!" When Hedrick realized Orion was fully, unquestionably serious, he exploded at him with genuine outrage. "Do you honestly think there's even room to consider an offer like this? That any sane ruler could look at it twice?!"
