For a moment, I felt like I was being inspected as a weapon rather than a person.
"A good mindset," he said at last.
Right then—
The sole of my foot tingled.
The only part of me still touching the shadow.
—Being a demon yourself, you're quite shameless to talk big.
I resisted the urge to flinch.
Of course.
Even now, she wouldn't stay quiet.
'Ignore her,' I told myself.
The faint, sulking presence pressing against my shadow felt almost childish.
Seems like someone was still unhappy about my decision to get involved in the fight… or maybe about Lexton.
Either way, not my problem right now.
"Continue to strive for improvement," Hans said. "I will contact the Duke."
I tilted my head.
"By contact, you mean…?"
"Fortunately, thanks to Lady Alice's actions, we managed to secure the situation safely," he replied. "However, an attack on the mansion must be reported immediately."
Makes sense.
That wasn't something you just filed away for later.
