Asa didn't know what to say to the cowering Elf in front of her.
She knew it wasn't his fault for not mentioning the urgency of the Supervisors impending arrival sooner. However, she also couldn't attribute such a major oversight to her perfect image of the Hero.
It brought about a dissonance that left her confused.
"I-I honestly thought you knew." Dustinel croaked, trying to justify his position, but also doing his best to convince himself that it was indeed the truth.
If his kidnapper—Asa—didn't know about the Supervisors, then that would make her an incompetent fool. In that case, siding with her team was going to be a fatal error for him. If he could, he would ditch them.
Unfortunately, in his current situation, that option was impossible.
'The Supervisors and Elf Chief will think I escaped. Shit, I can't go back!'
That was why he had no choice but to cling to the little faith he had, that Asa and her group knew their shit. Otherwise, that would mean—