New Strategy

"Kill me," Faith asserted in a solemn voice with tears in her eyes.

Emilia gritted her teeth and inserted the tip of the dagger in Faith's neck but stopped and retracted the dagger.

"Why did you stop?!" Faith shouted. "Kill me!"

"...." Emilia couldn't comprehend the situation. 'Why is she so desperate?' she thought.

"You don't understand! I don't want to betray him! Kill me, now!" Faith begged Emilia to kill her.

"Why do you look so sad after knowing you are going to betray him?" Emilia asked. "And why do you believe me? I could be lying."

"I am a high priestess. Thousands of people come to me to confess their sins and ask for the gods' forgiveness.  So I can tell if someone is lying or not." Faith said in a low voice and looked at Emilia before saying, "And I know that you are not lying."

Emilia frowned her face at Faith and slapped her on the face.

"Don't you dare cry in front of me," Emilia uttered.