Angel pondered for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts. At last, when Angel raised his head again and Wise Sovereign thought he was about to offer an explanation, Angel instead said, "That? How about we talk once we're out? Isn't the most important thing right now finding the Wood Spirit first?"
Wise Sovereign: "..."
When Angel had previously said things like "how should I exchange with you" to Wise Sovereign, he had never actually intended to trade for any conditions. He had merely used it to pass a message to Black Earl.
Black Earl's silence meant that he had received Angel's hint.
So Angel had no need to continue pursuing that subject.
There was another key reason. Angel felt that the logic behind Wise Sovereign's questions was rather strange. He had first asked how Angel had discovered this place, then later asked how Angel had found the Wood Spirit.
Wise Sovereign seemed to be saying that the fork in the road held a secret.
Yet Angel knew absolutely nothing about that secret.
However, Wise Sovereign seemed more inclined to believe that Angel had discovered the secret first, and only then found the Wood Spirit.
Angel could correct him now, but after careful consideration, he felt that letting Wise Sovereign continue misunderstanding might be more advantageous.
Sometimes, correcting another person's mistake too quickly only allowed them to establish more premises when speaking, giving their explanations a safety net. In other words, if they knew what they were dealing with, then during the conversation, they certainly would not state that "knowledge" outright. Instead, they would speak within the bounds of that "knowledge" until they had probed enough, at which point that "knowledge" could still serve as the bottom line of their words.
On the other hand, when the other party's reasoning was