Ridicule

[Ellie's P.O.V]

"Forsaken?" Brian raised an eyebrow, displaying a thoughtful expression upon hearing the term. It was apparent that he was pretending not to know about it, although none of us believed he was genuinely unaware. Otherwise, the Jacobites wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to apprehend an earl's son who posed no real threat to them.

"Is Mr. Brian pretending to be ignorant?"

"No, madam, I think you've misunderstood," Brian's eyebrows relaxed as he leaned back casually in his wheelchair, smiling. "Mason is my friend, and I received information that he's in danger, so I came to help him. As for these 'Forsaken,' I genuinely don't know. Mason, are you working on this research?"