"Anyway," Killian began, smoothing down his uniform while pointedly ignoring the shameless display of royal affection beside him, "with the help of the information Luca provided, we actually managed to get those two to talk."
"!"
Luca's golden eyes widened in complete shock.
"Wait, really? It actually worked?!"
"It took some time," Killian explained with a rather exasperated look in his eyes. "We had to let them stew in their own isolation for a while after planting the initial seeds of doubt. But once the paranoia started taking root, they ended up filling in most of the missing details themselves without even realizing they were doing it."
The golden-eyed cadet stared at the Chief of Staff in sheer awe.
Wow.
Left to his own devices, Luca didn't think he'd ever be able to come up with something so efficient, especially when the only weapons at their disposal were a bunch of carefully chosen words against such formidable opponents.
