So that's the line... I think it's from one of Emperor Roselle's books... But what's wrong with it? Why does Miss Fortune look so troubled?
The thought flashed through Audrey's mind. Then she saw Alice pat her chest, let out a breath, and mutter, "Oh, so that's how you translate it..."
...Huh?
I see... Miss Fortune could read it, but she didn't know how to translate it into Loenese... That's not so strange for her, I suppose...
Alice's little lie brought the matter to a reasonably satisfactory close. Though Cattleya still gave her a puzzled look, everyone accepted the explanation.
After all, unlike Mr. Fool, who seemed to be a "Respected Elder," Alice... did not look well-read.
Alice could tell what the others were thinking. She had come up with the excuse on the spur of the moment, but discovering that this really was the impression she had made still left her grinding her teeth.
So annoying...
Under the table, Alice gripped her chair hard. She resisted the urge to glare at Klein and decided she would find a chance to make trouble for him later.
This was definitely his fault!
The good news was that her bristling reaction stopped Audrey from asking what the other two lines meant.
Curious as she was, Audrey knew it would be a bad idea to draw Alice's attention right now.
Without Audrey asking, none of the others would bring it up, even if they were curious. Emlyn, the only one who might have asked, was not particularly interested.
The matter ended there. When no one else spoke, Derrick thought for a moment, raised his hand, and carefully asked, "During a recent patrol, I encountered something... something very unusual.
"Our patrol team suddenly became terribly unlucky while passing through some ruins. We choked on