Malakai truly couldn't understand why a person couldn't lie.
Was it that the very act of being untrue tore them apart from the inside out? Or that they were simply incapable of speaking anything but the truth? Malakai couldn't tell.
If his own life was at stake, he'd lie with a straight face and a heart as calm as a still lake.
For something as serious as what Grunde was currently involved in, Malakai was somehow convinced that if he asked him directly, Grunde would be unable to lie, and would spill everything.
'To think I ever thought him to be a spy…'
This same thought always appeared whenever he passed by Grunde, who just stared at him coldly, never uttering a word.
Malakai always cringed at the situation. He couldn't understand why it was happening. He had expected Grunde to confront him the instant they got back to base. From the cold stares, it was obvious he knew.
'Is he trying to intimidate me?'
