[Quest Objective Fulfilled]
[Alice's Affection Level Adjusted.]
[Target Milestone Surpassed]
[NPC 'Alice Draken' — New Emotional Insight Unlocked.]
Finally, The quest is complete and now I can get rid of this disguise.
Amelia followed my gaze, frowning slightly. "Is something wrong?"
I blinked once, shaking off the faint glow of the system window as it faded from sight.
"No," I said calmly. "Just... thinking."
She gave me a sly smile. "About Gareth's face when you called him a boy in a borrowed coat?"
A corner of my mouth twitched. "That was unscripted."
"Then please, improvise more often," she whispered with a giggle. "You sounded like someone straight out of a war chronicle."
"I merely spoke the truth."
"Truth or not, you sliced through him like a dueling blade. Are you sure you're not secretly taking rhetoric lessons from the royal tutors?"
I looked sideways at her. "Isn't that your specialty?"
