Shaky alliance

"Why us?" I finally couldn't help asking after the silence persisted for a while.

"It's very simple, it's because you're qualified unlike the others." Leaf said with the same friendly smile on her face.

I couldn't help raising a brow as I looked at her.

I really couldn't read through what she was planning at all and I certainly didn't understand what she meant by this.

Leaf could see the way that I was looking at her, so she said, "I've been observing you just like you've been observing me. I didn't think much of you at first, but then I could see the way that you were hanging back while everyone charged forward. It was clear that you were able to see through all of the plans that I set for the others, so you're clearly much smarter than them."