The Arcane Linguist (2)

Ethan's POV

But before I could move, her arms wrapped around my waist and her head rested against my back.

"I'll wait for you above, Brother Ethan," she whispered but her voice was low and tinged with something I couldn't quite place.

I chuckled softly and turned to hug her.

"You're so cute, Virelle. I'm not going anywhere. I'll be back in a minute."

Pecking her lips, I turned around and vanished into the darkness below but my mind continued to race as I analyzed Virelle's behavior. She wasn't easy to fool.

She was most likely testing me if I had been trying to lie about Velcy to her.

But why?

I thought hard on this and soon a conclusion took shape in my mind.

She was most likely with Velcy in the early hours of the evening and if I had lied about going to her room at that hour, she would have suspected my intentions behind this lie and would have concluded that I was trying to hide something.