and I believe that

ZONDANI'S WORDS SEEM TO MAKE THE ATMOSPHERE THICKEN AROUND THE RED-BROWN HAIRED. Connor opens his mouth to say something but he can't seem to form words after realizing that he had been wrong about the missing piece situation since the beginning.

Zondani chuckles lightly at his expression, "It's nice to see you're still the same boy I raised— stupid and dumb, unable to think before acting." She gives him a dark look before turning to Rhea standing behind her with her purple head faced down, "And as for you." She calls and Rhea lifts her angry eyes to her mother. "You shouldn't have left us to seek sorcery. That's an offense against me." She walks closer to the plus sized woman, "Now see the kind of person you have become. You should have stayed with us."