"Regardless of whether you are being sincere or not hardly matters now, Ms. Silhara not after I have already caught you in a lie," Circe said. With that, she chose to lay out the most pressing concern regarding the woman's employment. "His Highness has not been too fond of you since your very first meeting, and even if I am inclined to side with him in this, I am still open to changing my mind. So tell me, why should I trust you?"
It was a test, one carefully constructed and Circe found herself feeling eager to hear Morana's reply. The woman's answer might very well be a deciding factor.
If Morana felt any discomfort from the persistent interrogation she had been subjected to since her arrival, she did not show it. There was something almost regal about her presence, something that commanded attention and it made looking away from her an unexpectedly difficult task.
