'Oops,' Caius thought in his head.
Maybe it was because he had just been confronted by Delia for keeping something from her. Or maybe he had just thought there was no point hiding this particular piece of information but Caius had blurted out so many impossible-to-know details before he remembered to hold his tongue.
He was silent for a while after Aurelius's question wondering how to get out of the hole he had dug for himself. His mind was blank. Ironically, Aurelius himself was the one to throw him a lifeline out of sheer impatience at the dragging silence.
"By Aether's resplendent skirt!" Aurelius swore, "Did Anyxyl tell you? Is that why she made you an Apostle of hers?"
Caius had to work a bit to keep the amused smile off his face as he grabbed onto this perfect excuse.
"Yes," he said, "She did."
