Not bad. His ability to adapt was impressive.
You had to hand it to Her Excellency Selena: after more than five hundred years of experience, she still hadn't lost her head, even in a crisis.
Faced with the sudden turn of events, she'd immediately thought of the most direct way to use it.
Her reason for asking was simple. Since Laurie had recognized her, she might as well make use of that brief moment of lucidity to confirm the person in question's identity.
She'd already told some pretty good stories, but wouldn't having someone else corroborate them make them all the more convincing?
Not to mention that in A'wei's story, Laurie had played a fairly important role.
And given his unusual state right now, as long as he was willing to answer, his words would be more reliable than usual.
The atmosphere turned delicate in an instant. As the demigod of the Blood Clan asked her question, fire bats began to flutter faintly around her. Laurie reacted to her words, too, turning to look her way—
Uh...
But it was as if the sight of her had frightened him. At that moment, Laurie not only failed to respond, but let out a suppressed growl.
"Don't be nervous."
The scene looked exactly like a key witness being intimidated. The problem was, Lord A'wei standing over there didn't seem to have done anything at all.
Selena was clearly a little puzzled. She tried to soothe Laurie, even quietly taking a step back to put some distance between them.
Huff—
Yet between his slightly labored breaths, Laurie's gaze remained locked on her, his attention completely captured.
"Relax. Answer my question."
This time Selena didn't retreat again. Her voice even turned cold as she reminded him with a direct command.
Crack—
But what answered