Oath

(Open-book exam, but I couldn't find the answers in the book—it's all a lie!!!)

"And I'd like to know why you asked that, Doctor Kal'tsit."

Bai Ye was curious about how Doctor Kal'tsit had learned that he and Warfarin had concealed the true results of his physical examination.

Bai Ye knew very well that although Warfarin seemed rather unreliable, she would never go and inform on him.

"Because when we passed through Lungmen's high-contamination zone, you wore no protective equipment. Nor did you undergo testing after returning to Rhodes Island—so I inferred that your constitution must be quite unusual, Bai Ye."

"You were certain that you would not contract Oripathy. Even Level Four and Level Three infection threats meant nothing to you."

Doctor Kal'tsit methodically told Bai Ye what she had observed.

After all, Doctor Kal'tsit was exceptionally knowledgeable and highly sensitive to details. From Bai Ye's refusal to wear protective equipment today, she had inferred so much.

"Furthermore, aside from your initial medical examination upon joining the island, I found no records in your file concerning [Blood Originium Crystal Density]. You have been deliberately avoiding all medical examinations—not only at Rhodes Island, but elsewhere as well."

As Doctor Kal'tsit spoke, she thought of Skadi—the Aegir woman whose [Blood Originium Crystal Density] was frighteningly low, someone who could not bleed on land.

If news of her low reading spread, it would undoubtedly cause an enormous uproar.

By putting Bai Ye's various behaviors together, Doctor Kal'tsit had arrived at her conclusion.

"As expected of you, Doctor Kal'tsit. Nothing can be hidden from you..." Bai Ye nodded thoughtfully.

Doctor Kal'tsit's guess was correct. Forget Level Four or Level Three infection threats—even Level Two or Level One infection threats would have no effect on him.

That was why he had instinctively refused to