"What do you mean?"
Shadow frowned, even though she wanted to explain herself, Felberta's words attracted her attention.
And Felberta—
"Allura."
She said a name.
"Can you look into her mind and see if she is hiding something from us?"
"Huh…?"
Shadow blinked slowly, still half wrapped in sheets, still trying to drag her thoughts out of sleep.
And when the meaning of those words finally reached her—
"Read her mind…?"
She repeated in a low, uncertain voice.
For a moment, the entire room went quiet.
Shadow's eyes moved from Felberta to the others. Aeliana's stare was sharp. Lyriana's eyes looked cold enough to cut. Skyla leaned forward like she was about to explode with curiosity. Even Lane, who usually kept her tone calm, looked somewhat tense.
Shadow sat up slightly, pulling the black silk higher. Of course, the women didn't care about these people looking at her naked body—
in fact, if the mood was any lighter, she would have jumped on them naked just to annoy them.
