Flooded (2)

"W-What? How did you know that?"

Asia looked at Basil in bafflement as her long eyelashes trembled delicately. She didn't expect Basil to ask that question, and she didn't know how to react properly.

"I have met him—Matheus."

"No, I mean, how did you know the Lord?"

Basil quirked his eyebrow in wonder as he didn't expect the mention of the Lord got such a reaction from her. He didn't even mention the Lord's name, so it was clear that Asia was surprised Basil knew of the Lord's existence.

Asia lowered her head, muttered some incoherent words to herself, before eventually looking at Basil again right in his eyes. Basil immediately knew that he wouldn't hear the full truth of what he asked about when he looked into her eyes.

"Yes, what you think is right. It is still too early for me to tell you about everything." Asia briefly sighed. "Matheus was my husband's, the Lord's most trusted subordinate. Matheus was his right hand, the person who he entrusted the Fragments to."