The little person on Ellie's shoulder tilted its head, softly called, "Ellie," once more, then grabbed a strand of her hair and went still.
Behind those eyes that seemed filled with innocence, a flicker of light appeared to flash past.
"Ellie!" Linde called from the second-floor corridor. "Mother wants you to go see what's happening at the harbor!
Heh~ Anyway, you can fly now, so you don't have to worry about spiders crawling all over you."
Ellie turned to look at him and said with utter sincerity, "Linde, I don't know whether you think that since everything has already been exposed, you might as well smash the pot and be done with it, but even if everyone knows you're cursing people inside, a smiling face will still improve their impression of you.
It's better to hide your petty-mindedness. This is for your own good... once you get used to that sharp-tongued, mean-spirited face, you won't be able to take it back."
Linde sneered. "Ah... given the current situation, I think it's perfectly normal if I can't take it back.
When I feel like the sky is falling and the earth is splitting apart, my sister, Lady Ellie, famously blessed by good fortune, merely opens a jewelry box and finds a Wind Elemental Spirit that hasn't appeared in centuries!
The last time something like that showed up was when the Grand Sage Ismael got his Fire Elemental Spirit!
Just look at how boundless your future is!
The same age, the same profession, the same exceptional talent..."
"I can understand why your mentality is unbalanced." Ellie's long lashes fluttered twice. "But that doesn't mean I'll tolerate your malicious wish for my death... Exaggerating my abilities so the enemy will see me as their first choice for assassination?
You're overthinking it.
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