"On the island? What does that mean? She was sent here too?"
"No." Chloe paused. "She joined Moth Chasing Flame and came over here with us."
Theus blinked. "That's a good thing. Tell her, then. Have her come over and take a look."
"No, it's not that simple." Chloe's tone grew somewhat low. She looked up at Theus. "It was probably after the banquet. I realized you knew a great deal about our order, so I wanted to investigate where the leak had come from."
Knew a great deal?
Theus did indeed know a great deal, such as Chloe's true identity and so on. But that had not come from a leak within Moth Chasing Flame—it was because he could descend into Worker Theus's vessel.
That was not something he could easily say aloud.
Theus wore a subtle expression. "No one leaked anything. I have other channels—other channels related to Transcendence."
"Really? I thought that vessel had leaked the information."
Theus felt his mind explode.
A vessel?!
What was she talking about? Had she discovered that he could descend into Worker Theus's vessel?
How was that possible? How had she connected him to that vessel?!?
At that moment, Theus used every ounce of strength he had to barely keep his expression under control. Had his deepest secret really been discovered just like that?
No, not necessarily. He should test her first and see how much she had actually discovered.
After steadying himself, Theus asked with a hint of confusion, "What vessel?"
"Come with me."
Chloe shook her head and headed straight for the church.
Theus hesitated for a moment before following her. In secret, he contacted Banshee through Mind Link. Ash and Nini had both gone out with others, so Theus could only reach Finier, who was in the perfume