the ritual

For a moment when her expressions changed, it made him feel that she knew about the forest, otherwise, why would her eyes widened and her lips parted. But how? The details of the forest were buried a long time ago. Only a few who were there knew about it.

"Do you by any way know about the forest?" Harold asked, unable to keep my curiosity to himself.

The girl shook her head as she bowed her head. Harold was not able to see her expressions anymore. But that did not mean he believed her words. He was sure the girl knew something.

"Then why were you so surprised?" he asked again, testing the girl. He hoped to see a further change in her expressions to know more truth about her.

But the girl just shook her head again and looked back at him, his ears had a tint of red and she was looking a bit embarrassed. Though it was also a different expression, something told Harold that these expressions were not real but only to show him.