"Quite brave."
After an even longer silence, Fu Qian's response echoed the praise he'd received.
Clearly, the shock the captive had given Selena was still sinking in.
Although the situation seemed to be working in her favor.
What was she supposed to do when Tool Person was so useful? How many people could have a problem like that?
Still, she'd spent enough time out in Jianghu to know that caution should never be cast aside.
"Are you sure you're still capable of sneaking back onto the ship in your current state?"
After coolly praising him, Selena didn't forget to point out that Fu Qian might be all talk, with little actual ability to back it up.
"Probably not."
Fu Qian readily admitted it, speaking as he reached over his shoulder and felt his back.
The wound had closed, certainly, but the torture had still left its mark.
For an Intermediate Tier fighter, an injury like this was generally impossible to ignore.
"So I'll need your help. When the ship draws near again, you can do what you just did and put me back on board."
But there was no point in merely pointing out a problem. He needed to offer a solution, too.
Fu Qian added that at once, clearly having thought it through beforehand.
"And there's another benefit. I'm too weak to sneak back onto the ship by myself, so sneaking off it without Solondir noticing would be just as difficult. I'll be trapped there, so you don't need to worry that I'm making this up just to escape."
He even came up with another reason to support his request.
"...If you weren't so pitifully weak, I'd almost suspect you of being someone else."
But sometimes, being too sharp wasn't a good thing. The interrogator didn't look delighted. After