Evangeline clenched her fists behind her back.
'Am I being too trusting of Lilias?'
Was she being excessively biased? If so, then that would hurt her own judgement.
But then she shook her head.
'No, I shouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions! I have to hear them both out first!'
Evangeline turned her attention to the old woman and opened her mouth with a resolute expression.
⪡"Tell me in detail what happened. What exactly is the reason you are after Lilias's life?"⪢
The more elaborate and complex the command, the more mana it consumed. And making someone talk was no simple order, so Evangeline's mana was being depleted at quite a rapid pace.
The old woman gritted her teeth.
