Abner had said when they first met that the Full Moon Whispers could only be resolved by praying for a god's protection... And after traveling together for so long, there was no way I could have hidden what happened to me during the full moon. He must know I believe in some "great existence"... He might even have guessed it was Mr. Fool.
At Abner's third point, Fors gave an awkward smile.
But Mr. Fool didn't allow Tarot Club members to reveal His name without permission... And Abner had a great existence backing him too. He was even a god's blessed. Mr. Fool probably wouldn't want him...
As Fors's thoughts ran wild and she struggled to find an answer, Abner chuckled and said gently, "You don't have to worry about it. I'm not trying to pry. I was only pointing out a possibility."
In truth, he had considered a fourth possibility: that everything here had been arranged for him. But after thinking it through, he found it unlikely.
Roselle or Benjamin clearly set this up through Fors. Even if the senior Transmigrator told Roselle about her, they couldn't have known over a hundred years ago that I'd become friends with Fors...
As his thoughts turned, Abner heard Fors say hesitantly, "Abner, I'm sorry... It's not that I don't want to tell you certain things... I can't..."
"I understand." Abner smiled to show he didn't mind. He was about to offer her a few words of comfort when he sensed danger brewing in the darkness beyond the firelight.
Had something been drawn here by the light? Abner frowned but wasn't too worried. The Thunderbird and the official Beyonders had survived here for nearly twenty years, after all. Whatever dangers the ruins held should be within his ability to handle.
Still, to