Bodyguard (2)

"We heard that you managed to move the river in two weeks and fought some enemies as well; how did you do that?" Lorene asked.

It seemed that Lorene realized that Rain wasn't an ordinary kid by the way he talked with Branden and wanted to confirm that he could protect her. While she trusted her brother, that single idea made her question his sanity entirely. It was reasonable, Rain didn't mind about those questions. Still, revealing too much information was no good as usual.

"You can't just become a strong mage by casting big spells; you need to use your head as well," Rain replied. "I used my head a little, that is all."

"I believe that all of our spies used their heads a little as well over the last one hundred years, but they didn't learn that the water snipers could use water as camouflage as well," Lorene added.